Eyach virus (EYAV) is a viral infection in the ''

Spinareoviridae ''Spinareoviridae'' is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses in the order ''Reovirales''. Viruses in this group are distinguished by the presence of a turreted protein on the inner capsid. (''Spina'' = spiny or thorny in Latin.) Taxonomy The ...

'' family transmitted by a

tick Ticks are parasitic arachnids of the order Ixodida. They are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, and species, but can become larger when engorged. Ticks a ...

vector. It has been isolated from ''Ixodes ricinus'' and ''I. ventalloi'' ticks in Europe. __TOC__

Transmission and clinical syndromes

Eyach virus is acquired by tick bite. The tick gets infected after a blood meal from a vertebrate host, which is suspected to be the European rabbit ''O. cunniculus.'' Eyach virus has been linked to

tick-borne encephalitis Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a virus, viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system. The disease most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis. Myelitis and spinal paralysis also occur. In about one ...

, as well as polyradiculoneuritis and meningopolyneuritis, based on serological samples of patients with these neurological disorders.

References

Coltiviruses Reoviruses Zoonotic viral diseases Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral haemorrhagic fevers Tick-borne diseases {{virus-stub de:Eyach-Virus