Bunyaviridae

Order: Unassigned

 

Family: Bunyaviridae

 

Genus: Hantavirus (24 species)

Genus: Nairovirus (7 species)

Genus: Orthobunyavirus (48 species)

Genus: Phlebovirus (10 species)

Genus: Tospovirus (11 species)

 

 

Hantavirus

Type Species: Hantaan Virus

                Often have rodent reservoirs (mice, shrews, rats, etc.)               

 

Important Human Pathogens:

Sin Nombre Virus (SNV)

Hantaan Virus (HTNV)

 

 

 

Nairovirus

Type Species: Dugbe Virus  

Almost exclusively tick-borne viruses 

 

Important Human Pathogens:
Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV)
 

 

Orthobunyavirus

Type Species: Bunyamwera Virus

Largest Bunyavirus family; contains over 170 viruses

Almost all transmitted by mosquitoes

 

Important Human Pathogens:

La Crosse Virus (LCV)

Oropouche Virus (OROV)

Ngari Virus

California Encephalitis Virus

 

Animal pathogens:

Aino Virus

Akabane Virus

Cache Valley Virus

 

 

Phlebovirus

Type Species: Rift Valley fever virus 

Contains more than 80 viruses

More diverse arthropod vectors

Particularly known for transmission by phlebotomine sandflies

 

Important Human Pathogens:

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV)

Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus (SFSV)

Sandfly Fever Naples Virus (SFNV)

SFTS Virus

 

 

 

Tospovirus

Type Species: Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

Only known to cause disease in plants