Serious and unusual microbial infections
| Microbes | Geographic area | Disease |
|---|---|---|
| Virus | ||
| Arena virus | ||
| Lassa | West Africa | Severe, often fatal |
| Guanarito | Venezuela | Severe |
| Junin (Argentine haemorrhagic fever-HF) | Argentina | Severe |
| Machupo (Bolivian haemorrhagic fever) | Bolivia | Severe |
| Sabia | Brazil | Severe |
| LCM | Global | Mild to severe |
| Filovirus | ||
| Marburg | Africa | 23–100 % fatal |
| Ebola | Africa | 20–100 % fatal |
| Bunyaviridae (over 60 viral types from asymptomatic to fatal) | ||
| Rift Valley fever | Africa | 1 % develops HF |
| California enceph | United States, Europe | 2 % fatal |
| Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) | Africa, Asia, Europe | Severe |
| Hantaan group | North and South America, Europe, Asia | Moderate to severe |
| Arbovirus (Togaviridae and Flaviviridae) | ||
| Tick-borne (TBE) encephalitis virus complex | All continents | Moderate to fatal |
| Russian spring and summer encephalitis (RSSE) | ||
| Omsk haemorrhagic fever | ||
| Central European encephalitis viruses | ||
| Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus | Moderate to severe | |
| Yellow fever virus | Africa, America | Moderate to severe |
| Semliki Forest virus | Africa, epidemic | Mild to fatal |
| Dengue virus | All tropical-subtropical areas | Mild to fatal |
| Japanese B encephalitis | Asia; Korea, Japan, Philippines | Often fatal |
| Rabies | In all parts of the world | 100% fatal without tr. |
| Monkey pox (B) | Animal experiments | Severe, often fatal |
| Smallpox Virus | Eradicate, but kept | Severe, often fatal in unvaccinated |
| Avian influenza A H5N1 | Asia, Africa, Europe | 80% fatal without treat |
| Nipah encephalitis virus (paramyxovirus) | Asia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh | 75% fatal |
| Corona Virus | ||
| Systemic acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) | Asia, Canada, proliferation | Severe, 10% fatal |
| Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) | Middle East, emerging | Severe, 30–40% fatal |
| Bacteria | ||
| Richettsiaceae | ||
| Rickettsia | All continents | Many types, severe |
| Orientia | Asia, Australia | Moderate to severe |
| Bartonellaceae | All continents | Moderate to severe |
| Coxiella burnetii | All continents | Moderate to severe |
| Bacillus anthracis | All continents | Moderate to severe |
| Brucella | All continents | Mild to severe |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei | Asia | Mild to severe |
| Francisella tularensis | All continents | Mild to severe |
| Vibrio cholera | Asia, Africa and South America | Mild to severe |
| Bacillus anthracis | All continents | Moderate to severe |
| Yersinia pestis | Africa and Asia | Moderate to severe |