Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) can infect humans, but it has natural reservoirs in monkeys, birds, cattle, and rodents. It is a member of the Togaviridae family of viruses, in the alphavirus genus. Because it is mainly transmitted by mosquitoes,...
Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) infects pigs and wild boar. It belongs to the genus Pestivirus in the family Flaviviridae , where only one serotype has been classified, but multiple strains exist which vary in virulence. CSFV is an...
About the virus Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a vector-borne virus which infects both wild and domestic animals such as cattle, sheep and goats as well as humans. It is an arbovirus belonging to the genus Nairovirus in...
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