Table II.

Known future threat of emerging viral infections in India

Virus	Probable/mode of transmission	Outbreak potential	Biosafety-risk group
MERS-CoV	Air-borne	Yes	3
Ebola virus	Direct contact	Yes	4
Avian influenza (H7N9)	Direct contact	Yes	3
	Air-borne
	Rare, limited person-to-person spread
Avian influenza (H9N2) human infection China	Direct contact	Yes	3
	Air-borne
	Rare limited person-to-person spread
Yellow fever virus	Arthropod-borne	Yes	2
Usutu virus-like-JE (mosquito-borne)	Arthropod-borne	Yes	2
Tilapia novel orthomyxo-like virus, causes hepatitis	Indirect transmission by fomites	Unknown	Unknown
Cyclovirus	Faeco-oral	Yes*	Unknown
Banna Reo virus encephalitis - (China) like-JE	Arthropod-borne	Yes	Unknown
Canine parvovirus causes dog gastroenteritis	Direct or indirect contact	Yes*	Unknown

*May cause epidemic; however, no epidemic has been reported. Unknown; no information on the risk assessment available. MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; JE, Japanese encephalitis

Source: Refs 15,47,77,150,151,152,153,154,155