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Viruses > Arboviruses

Preferred term

Arboviruses  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

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

Note

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

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

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

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001103

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