Arbovirus Catalog

Browse the Catalog

ArboCat Home

History
Abbreviations
Information Exchange

Virus Name: Wesselsbron

Abbreviation: WSLV

Status
Arbovirus

Select Agent
No

SALS Level
3

SALS Basis
Results of SALS surveys and information from the Catalogue.

Other Information
USDA Permit Required, Hepa Filtration, USDA Restricted

Antigenic Group
B

Section VII - Natural Host Range (Additional text can be added below table)

Vertebrate (species and organ) and arthropod	No. isolations/No. tested	No. with antibody/No. tested Test used	Country and region


Man (blood)	7	507/4,293 NT	South Africa (1, 3, 10-13)
Man	1		Senegal (21)
Man		189/855 NT	Mozambique (14)
Man		54/492 NT	Angola (15)
Man		27/120 NT	Caprivi, Namibia (16)
Man		48/323 NT	Okavango, Botswana(16)
Man		95/2,551 HI	Zimbabwe (17)
Sheep	Many	23/114 NT	South Africa (1, 3, 18, 19)
Cattle	3	64/173 NT	South Africa(3, 19, 20)
Cattle	1	302/409 NT	Zimbabwe (20)
Desmodillus auricularis (rodent)	1		South Africa (3)
Camel	1		Nigeria (22)
Aedes caballus/juppi	13		South Africa (23)
Ae circumluteolus	12		South Africa (3, 24)
Ae lineatopennis	17		Zimbabwe (25)
Ae dentatus	1		Kenya (26)
Ae dalzieli	4		Senegal (27)
Ae tarsalis and 5 other species			Cameroun (28)
Ae abnormalis and 2 other species			Central African Republic (28)
Ae mediolineatus and Ae lineatopennis	4		Bang Phra, Thailand (29)

<<<Click on the PDF icon to the left to view a copy of this virus entry in PDF format.
You can get a copy of the PDF viewer by clicking here.