HUMAN VIRUSES OF THE REOVIRIDAE FAMILY

Human virus

Geographic distribution

Vector (if any)

Assoc. syndrome/disease

Genus

Rotavirus-- typically serogroup A

Worldwide

None known, possible zoonotic

Gastroenteritis (infant)

Rotavirus

Orthoreoviruses

Worldwide

None known, possible zoonotic

Possible respiratory illness (mild)

Orthoreovirus

Colorado Tick Fever virus

Rocky Mountains, North America

Wood tick-- Dermacentor andersoni

Febrile illness-- encephalitis, hemorrhagic fever

Coltivirus

Sunday canyon virus

North America

Tick

Febrile illness

Coltivirus

Eyach

Europe

TIcks

Possibly encephalitis

Coltivirus

Banna virus

China

Not known

Febrile illness, encephalitis

Coltivirus

Orungo

Africa

Mosquitoes

Febrile illness

Orbivirus

Lebombo

Africa

Mosquitoes

Febrile illness

Orbivirus

Changuinola

Panama

Phlebotomines

Febrile illness

Orbivirus

Kemerovo

Russia (Siberia)

Ticks

Febrile illness, encephalitis

Orbivirus

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