Roboviruses

Roboviruses

A new group of viruses called roboviruses has been described recently. This is an acronym for rodent-borne viral disease, which is transmitted from rodents to rodents and directly from rodents to humans without participation of arthropod vec-tors. Transmission occurs by direct contact with body fluids or excreta of rodents. Hantavirus infection, Lassa fever, and South American hemorrhagic fever are the major rodent-borne viral diseases worldwide.