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. 2014 Jun 27:283–304. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-253055-5.50019-0

TABLE 15-4.

Non-Arthropod-Borne Viral Zoonoses

Family Virus “Reservoir” host Mode of transmission to humans
Poxviridae

  • Cowpox virus

  • Monkeypox virus

  • Pseudocowpox virus

  • Orf virus

 graphic file with name u15-01-9780122530555.gif Contact, through skin abrasions
Herpesviridae B virus Monkey Animal bite
Bunyaviridae Hantaan virus Rodents Contact with rodent urine
Rhabdoviridae Rabies virus Terrestrial mammals and bats Animal bite, scratch
Vesicular stomatitis virus Cattle Contact with oral secretions, vesicular fluid
Filoviridae Ebola, Marburg viruses Unknown Contact; iatrogenic (injection) human-to-human spread

  • Orthomyxoviridae

  • Arenaviridae

  • Influenza A virus

 Swine, horses, birds Respiratory
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