Rocio virus

Epidemiology: - so far identified only in Brazil - transmitted to humans via two kinds of mosquito vectors - Psorophora ferox - Aedes scapularis. - the mosquitos transfer the virus from wild birds - wild birds are the natural host Pathology: - etiologic agent of Rocio viral encephalitis Laboratory: - positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus

General

encephalitis virus flaviviridae

Properties

KINGDOM: virus GENOME-TYPE: RNA SINGLE-STRANDED NEGATIVE-STRAND GENOME-SIZE: 10 kB ENVELOPE: PRESENT CAPSID-SYMMETRY: ICOSAHEDRAL