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

TABLE 15-5.

Arthropod-Transmitted Viral Diseases of Domestic Animals

Vector
Family Subfamily, genus, or virus Disease Domestic animals Vector Species Replicationa
Unclassified African swine fever virus African swine fever Swine Tick +
Poxiviridae Avipoxvirus Fowlpox, pigeonpox, etc. Poultry, pigeons Mosquito, other
Leporipoxivirus Myxomatosis Rabbit Mosquito, flea,
other
Togaviridae Alphavirus Eastern equine encephalitis Horse Mosquito +
Western equine encephalitis Horse Mosquito +
Venezuelan equine encephalitis Horse Mosquito +
Getah virus disease Horse Mosquito +
Flaviviridae Flavivirus Louping ill Sheep Tick +
Wesselsbron disease Sheep Mosquito +
Japanese encephalitis Swine Mosquito +
Bunyaviridae Phlebovirus Rift Valley fever Sheep, cattle Mosquito +
Bunyavirus (Akabane) Arthrogryposis–hydraencephaly Sheep, cattle Mosquito +
Nairovirus Nairobi sheep disease Sheep Mosquito +
Reoviridae Orbivirus Bluetongue Sheep, cattle Culicoides +
Ibaraki infection Cattle ? +
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer Deer Culicoides +
African horse sickness Horse Culicoides, mosquito +
Equine encephalosis Horse ? +
Retroviridae Lentivirinae Equine infectious anemia Horse Biting flies
a

Only viruses that replicate in the vector are classed as arboviruses.