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

More general terms

• encephalitis virus
• flaviviridae

Additional terms

• Rocio viral encephalitis; Rocio viral infection