Table 4.
Overview of viruses that have been identified in samples from gastrointestinal tract of small ruminants, with schematic summary of their main features.
| Genome | Family | Genus | Species | Enteric signs | Relevance in enteric disease | Systemic disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNA viruses | ||||||
| dsDNA | Adenoviridae | Mastadenovirus | Ovine adenovirus A | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ovine adenovirus B | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Ovine adenovirus Ca | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Caprine adenovirus Aa | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Atadenovirus | Ovine adenovirus D | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| dsDNA | Herpesviridae | Simplexvirus | C aprine herpesvirus-1 | Yes | No | Yes |
| RNA viruses | ||||||
| ssRNA+ | Astroviridae | Mamastrovirus | M amastrovirus-13 | Yes | nd | No |
| Mamastrovirusa | nd | nd | nd | |||
| ssRNA+ | Caliciviridae | Norovirus | nd | nd | nd | |
| ssRNA+ | Picornaviridae | Enterovirus | nd | nd | nd | |
| Kobuvirus | nd | nd | nd | |||
| Hungarovirusa | nd | nd | nd | |||
| Segmented dsRNA | Rotaviridae | Rotavirus | Rotavirus A | Yes | Yes | No |
| Rotavirus B | Yes | nd | No | |||
| Rotavirus C | nd | nd | No | |||
| ssRNA− | Coronaviridae | Betacoronavirus | B etacoronavirus-1 | Yes | nd | nd |
| Segmented ssRNA− | Bunyaviridae | Nairovirus | Nairobi sheep disease virus | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Phlebovirus | Rift Valley fever virus | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Orthobunyavirus | Schmallenberg virus | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| ssRNA− | Paramyxoviridae | Morbilllivirus | Peste des petits ruminants virus | Yes | Yes | Yes |
nd: not determined.
a
Not classified officially.