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Table 1 Main viruses causing diseases transmitted by Ae. vittatus with information of the potential hosts and known distribution of the diseases

From: Aedes vittatus in Spain: current distribution, barcoding characterization and potential role as a vector of human diseases

Family/Virus Disease Hosts Distribution Reference
Family Togaviridae (Alphavirus)
Babanki virus Babanki Humans, birds Africa, Europe [32]
Chikungunya virus Chikungunya Humans, birds, domestic animals, monkeys, rodents Africa, America, Asia, Europe [33]
Middelburg virus Middelburg Humans, domestic animals Africa [34]
Semliki Forest virus Encephalitis Humans, birds, domestic animals, non-human primates, rodents Africa, Asia, Europe [35]
Family Flaviviridae (Flavivirus)
Dengue virus Dengue Humans, non-human primates Africa, South America [36, 37]
Saboya virus Saboya Humans, rodents Africa [38]
Wesselsbron virus Wesselsbron Humans, domestic animals, monkeys Africa [39]
Yellow fever virus Yellow fever Humans, non-human primates Africa, South America [40, 41]
Zika virus Zika Humans, bats, birds, domestic animals, non-human primates Africa, America, Asia [42,43,44]
Family Bunyaviridae (Bunyavirus)
Bunyamwera virus Bunyamwera Humans Africa [45]
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