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The Hantavirus that was identified in the 1993 in an outbreak in New Mexico and is also known as Sin Nombre Virus – Spanish for “the virus with no name”.

The Nairovirus family is not particularly large but it has more than 40 members. The ones that infect people spread via ticks and contact with infected animals.

Seven members of the Coronavirus family are already known to infect people, often with deadly consequences. Disease investigators fear that more new and dangerous Coronaviruses could spill over at any time.

The Arenavirus family includes some of the most lethal haemorrhagic fevers known. All its prime suspects can cause life-threatening disease and death.

Multiple lines of enquiry against Chikungunya virus and its viral relatives are being pursued by scientists around the world, with the hope for a new protective vaccine coming very soon.