Table 4.
Availability of Tick Cell Lines for Propagation of Tick-Borne Arboviruses of Medical and Veterinary Importance
| Arbovirus | Tick vector | Disease in | Cell lines available? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus | Hyalomma spp. | Humans | Yes (H. anatolicum) |
| Dugbe virus | Amblyomma variegatum | Humans | Yes (A. variegatum) |
| Tick-borne encephalitis virus | Ixodes ricinus | Humans | Yes (I. ricinus) |
| Ixodes persulcatus | No | ||
| Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus | Ixodes pacificus | Humans | No |
| Powassan virus | Ixodes cookei | Humans | No |
| Deer tick virus | Ixodes scapularis | Humans | Yes (I. scapularis) |
| Kyasanur Forest disease virus | Haemaphysalis spinigera | Humans | No longer available |
| Alkhumra virus | Not known–isolated from Ornithodoros savignyia | Humans | O. moubata cell lines available |
| Colorado tick fever virus | Dermacentor andersoni | Humans | Yes (D. andersoni) |
| Eyach virus | Ixodes ricinus | Humans | Yes (I. ricinus) |
| Thogoto virus | Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma, Amblyomma spp. | Humans | Yes (R. appendiculatus, R. sanguineus, R. evertsi, R. (B.) decoloratus, H. anatolicum, A. variegatum) |
| Louping ill virus | Ixodes ricinus | Sheep, grouse | Yes (I. ricinus) |
| Nairobi sheep disease virus | Rhipicephalus appendiculatus | Sheep | Yes (R. appendiculatus) |
| African swine fever virus | Ornithodoros moubata complex | Pigs | Yes (O. moubata) |
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Charrel et al. 2007.