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. 2014 May 1:1077–1081. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00384-5

Table 2.

Arboviral agents associated with meningitis in the United States

Family Genus Virology Agents Vector Seasonal incidence
Togaviridae Alphaviruses Single-stranded positive sense RNA Western equine encephalitis Mosquito Summer, early autumn
Flaviviruses Single-stranded positive sense RNA St. Louis encephalitis Mosquito Summer, early autumn
West Nile virus Mosquito
Bunyaviridae Bunyavirus Single-stranded negative sense RNA California/LaCrosse encephalitis virus Mosquito Summer, early autumn
Reoviridae Orbivirus Double-stranded RNA Colorado tick fever Tick Spring, early summer