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ar·bo·vi·rus

(är′bə-vī′rəs)

Any of a large group of RNA viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, and include the causative agents of encephalitis, yellow fever, and dengue.

[ar(thropod-)bo(rne) virus.]

ar′bo·vi′ral adj.

ar′bo·vi·rol′o·gy (är′bō-vĭ-rŏl′ə-jē) n.

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arbovirus

(ˈɑːbəʊˌvaɪrəs)

(Microbiology) any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks

[C20: from ar(thropod-)bo(rne) virus]

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ar•bo•vi•rus

(ˈɑr bəˌvaɪ rəs)

n., pl. -rus•es.

any of several togaviruses that are transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods, as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes, and may cause encephalitis, yellow fever, or dengue fever.

[1955–60; ar(thropod)-bo(rne) virus]

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arbovirus - 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

arborvirus

virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

Bunyaviridae - a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)

Togaviridae - a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods

Flaviviridae - a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods

Arenaviridae - a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

Rhabdoviridae - a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

Reoviridae - a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods

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In Venezuela and other Latin-American countries, where endemicity is high for other arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya, health authorities should strengthen their surveillance systems to detect early and timely introduction of ZIKV and refine diagnostic methods to confirm the infection rate; however, the high incidence of cases due those viral agents reflects weakened and poorly timed insensitive monitoring systems, as well as, poor vector control measures, arising the questions: will this arbovirus pop in our country, will it set as the other as endemicepidemic and lead to alter their clinical behavior and severity of the disease?