Rapid Molecular Detection Methods for Arboviruses of Livestock of Importance to Northern Europe

Table 1

Details of selected arbovirus families.

Virus family	Enveloped	Genome (sense)	Segmentation (number)	Example virus
Bunyaviridae	Yes	RNA SS^1 (−)	3	Rift Valley fever
Flaviviridae	Yes	RNA SS (+)	Nonsegmented	Dengue virus
Reoviridae	No	RNA DS^2	10–12	Bluetongue virus
Rhabdoviridae	Yes	RNA SS (−)	Nonsegmented	Vesicular stomatitis virus
Togaviridae	Yes	RNA SS (+)	Nonsegmented	Chikungunya virus
Asfarviridae	Yes	DNA DS	Nonsegmented	African swine fever virus
Orthomyxoviridae	Yes	RNA SS (−)	8	Thogoto virus

¹Single-stranded.
²Double-stranded.