a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
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arbovirus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arborvirus |
| Type of | virus |
| Has types | bunyaviridae, flaviviridae, arenaviridae, rhabdoviridae, togaviridae, reoviridae |
Examples of arbovirus
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One pathogen of increasing concern in the U.S. is an arbovirus known as West Nile.
From the sciencedaily.com
Could we see a new West Nile in America, another arbovirus creeping across the United States?
From the scienceblogs.com
Later suggestions included influenza, food poisoning, an arbovirus, and an enterovirus as possible causes.
From the scienceblogs.com
It's the first arbovirus to be found in marine mammals, and the first known to be transmitted by lice.
From the newscientist.com
This infectious disease, like yellow fever and dengue, is caused by an arbovirus, transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods, ticks and Phlebotominae or sand flies.
From the sciencedaily.com
Further work will be needed to determine whether this defence pathway is common to other arbovirus-vector interactions and whether it can be exploited to limit viral transmission.
From the nature.com
Australian scientists have found that lice infesting southern elephant seals carry a type of arbovirus that might infect the brains of seals already weakened by pollution, causing them to beach.
From the newscientist.com
