Federal Office for Civil Protection, SPIEZ LABORATORY
List of viruses with bioweapon potential
| Family | Genus | Disease |
|---|---|---|
| Arenaviridae | Junin, Machupo, Guanarito and Sabia virus (PDF, 38 KB) Lassa virus (PDF, 35 KB) |
Haemorrhagic fever, Encephalitis (Machupo, Junin) Haemorrhagic fever (Lassa fever), Encephalitis |
| Bunyaviridae |
Krim Kongo virus (PDF, 38 KB) Sin Nombre virus (PDF, 40 KB) Hanta virus, Puumula virus (PDF, 58 KB) Rift Valley virus (PDF, 55 KB) |
Haemorrhagic fever, Encephalitis Hantavirus: pulmonary syndrome Hantavirus: renal syndrome Rift Valley fever |
| Coronaviridae | Corona virus (PDF, 36 KB) | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
| Filoviridae | Ebola virus
(PDF, 36 KB) Marburg virus (PDF, 39 KB) |
Ebola haemorrhagic fever Marburg haemorrhagic fever |
| Flaviviridae (Tick-borne) |
Kyasanur Forest virus (PDF, 43 KB) Omsk virus (PDF, 37 KB) Louping ill-, FSME-, RSSE virus (PDF, 43 KB) |
Kyasanur Forest disease Omsk haemorrhagic fever Tick-borne encephalitis |
| Flaviviridae (Mosquito-borne) | Dengue virus (PDF,
37 KB) West Nile Virus (PDF, 39 KB) Yellow fever virus (PDF, 35 KB) |
Dengue haemorrhagic fever, Encephalitis West Nile fever Yellow fever |
| Togaviridae | Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus (PDF, 36 KB) Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus (PDF, 36 KB) Western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus (PDF, 36 KB) |
Venezuelan equine encephalitis Eastern equine encephalitis Western equine encephalitis |
| Orthomyxoviridae | Influenza virus (PDF, 37 KB) | Influenza |
| Paramyxoviridae | Nipah virus (PDF, 36 KB) | Influenza-like, Encephalitis |
| Poxviridae | Smallpox virus (Variola major, Variola minor) (PDF, 35 KB) Monkeypox virus (PDF, 36 KB) |
Smallpox Monkeypox |