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Viruses > Arboviruses

Preferred term

Arboviruses  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Arbovirus
  • Arthropod-Borne Virus
  • Arthropod-Borne Viruses

In other languages

  • French

  • Virus transmis par les arthropodes

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DJ8R98RR-X

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