Eyach virus (EYAV) is a viral infection (genus ''

Coltivirus Coltivirus is a genus of viruses (belonging to the ''Reoviridae'' family) that infects vertebrates and invertebrates. It includes the causative agent of Colorado tick fever. Colorado tick fever virus can cause a fever, chills, headache, photopho ...

'') in the '' Reoviridae'' family transmitted by a

tick Ticks (order Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, species, and "fullness". Ticks are external parasites, living by ...

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 viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system. The disease most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis. Myelitis and spinal paralysis also occurs. In about one third ...

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

References

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