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SINV is an arbovirus, it is ar thropod - bo rne, and it is maintained in nature by transmission between vertebrate (bird) hosts and invertebrate (mosquito) vectors. Humans are infected with Sindbis virus when bitten by an infected mosquito.
Sindbis virus (SINV) is an enveloped RNA virus of the genus Alphavirus in the virus family Togaviridae. Sindbis virus is related to Chikungunya alphavirus. Sindbis virus was first isolated from Culex mosquitoes in 1952 in the Nile river delta in Egypt.
The Sindbis virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen, is an important example of an arbovirus that causes illness in humans. It is found in various parts of the world, highlighting the global reach of mosquito-transmitted diseases.
The Sindbis virus mainly infects birds and mosquitoes. The birds act as a natural reservoir, and mosquitoes transmit the virus from the infected area to humans.
Sindbis virus (SINV) is defined as an alphavirus with a single-stranded, positive-sense genome, first isolated in 1952 from mosquitoes in Egypt, and associated with clinical syndromes such as Ockelbo disease and Karelian fever.
This article will cover two main sections: the history and biology of the Sindbis virus as well as the clinical aspects of the virus. The first section will cover how the Sindbis virus was discovered, historical outbreaks, Sindbis classification and how the virus passes between animals and humans.
Sindbis virus (SINV; family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus) is an enveloped RNA virus widely distributed in Eurasia, Africa, Oceania and Australia. SINV is transmitted among its natural bird hosts via mosquitoes.
Mosquitoborne viruses such as chikungunya virus, Ross River virus, and Sindbis virus (SINV) are members of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae) and cause human arthritic diseases (1).
Sindbis virus is an enveloped RNA virus widely and continuously found in insects and vertebrates in Eurasia, Africa, Oceania, and Australia. Sindbis virus is transmitted among its natural bird hosts via mosquitoes, such as Culex and Culiseta species.
Sindbis virus is an arbovirus that is transmitted to humans and other vertebrates via the Culex mosquitoes from birds, their normal reservoir. Sindbis fever occurs in Africa, Oceania and Eurasia.