Organisms

Arboviruses

Arthropod-borne viruses. A non-taxonomic designation for viruses that can replicate in both vertebrate hosts and arthropod vectors. Included are some members of the following families: ARENAVIRIDAE; BUNYAVIRIDAE; REOVIRIDAE; TOGAVIRIDAE; and FLAVIVIRIDAE. (From Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed)

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Arthropod-borne viruses. A non-taxonomic designation for viruses that can replicate in both vertebrate hosts and arthropod vectors. Included are some members of the following families: ARENAVIRIDAE; BUNYAVIRIDAE; REOVIRIDAE; TOGAVIRIDAE; and FLAVIVIRIDAE. (From Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed)

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7 entry terms
  • Arbovirus
  • Arthropod-Borne Virus
  • Arthropod-Borne Viruses
  • Arthropod Borne Virus
  • Arthropod Borne Viruses
  • Virus, Arthropod-Borne
  • Viruses, Arthropod-Borne

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; from ARthropod-BOrne; infection equals ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS

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History Note

75; was ARBOVIRUS 1965-74, was ARBORVIRUSES 1963-64; CAPIM GROUP VIRUSES was see under ARBOVIRUSES 1975-80

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  1. B04w.080w

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QW 160

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arboviruses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001103. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001103
  2. Arboviruses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbovirus
  3. Arboviruses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q630622