Virus family |
Pathogen |
Host species |
Model for human disease/condition |
Arenaviridae |
Pichinde virus |
hamster and guinea pig |
arenaviral hemorrhagic fever |
Tacaribe virus |
AG129 mouse |
arenaviral infection |
Bunyaviridae |
Punta Toro virus |
mouse and hamster |
Rift Valley fever |
Rift Valley Fever |
mouse |
Rift Valley fever |
Coronaviridae |
SARS virus |
mouse |
acute respiratory distress syndrome |
Flaviviridae |
West Nile virus |
mouse and hamster |
encephalitis |
Banzi virus |
mouse |
encephalitis |
Dengue virus |
AG129 mouse |
dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever |
Yellow fever virus |
hamster |
yellow fever |
Hepadnaviridae |
Hepatitis B virus |
mouse |
hepatitis B in liver and serum |
Herpesviridae |
Type 1 or 2 herpes |
mouse |
encephalitis |
Type 1 herpes |
mouse |
cutaneous infections |
Type 2 herpes genitalis |
mouse |
genital infection |
Cytomegalovirus |
mouse |
systemic infection |
Murine herpes virus-68 |
mouse |
EB virus-like disease |
Orthomyxoviridae |
Influenza A (seasonal) |
mouse |
pneumonia |
Influenza A (H1N1 pandemic) |
mouse |
pneumonia |
Influenza A (highly pathogenic avian) |
mouse |
pneumonia |
Paramyxoviridae |
Respiratory synctial virus |
mouse |
upper respiratory tract infection |
Picornaviridae |
Poliovirus |
mouse |
poliomyelitis |
Poxviridae |
Cowpox and vaccinia virus |
mouse |
pneumonia with systemic infection |
Cowpox and vaccinia virus |
mouse |
cutaneous infections |
Togaviridae |
Semliki Forest virus |
mouse |
encephalitis |
Western equine encephalitis virus |
mouse |
encephalitis |
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus |
mouse |
encephalitis |
N/A |
Prion |
mouse |
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy |
