Tibovirus is a term often used to describe viruses that are transmitted by tick vectors. The word tibovirus is an acronym (TIck-BOrne virus).[1] This falls within the superorder arthropod thus tibovirus is classified under Arthropod Borne virus (Arborvirus). For a person to acquire infection the tick must bite and feed for a sufficient period of time. The tiboviruses that affect humans are limited to within 3 families: Flaviviridae, Reoviridae, and Bunyaviridae.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Flaviviridae
Tick-borne meningoencephalitis virus
- Disease: Tick-borne meningoencephalitis
- Vector: deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), Ixodes ricinus (Europe), Ixodes persulcatus (Russia + Asia))
- Region: Europe and Northern Asia
Reoviridae
Colorado tick fever virus
- Disease: Colorado tick fever
- Vector: Dermacentor andersoni
- Region: US (West)
Bunyaviridae
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
- Disease: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- Vector: Hyalomma marginatum, Rhipicephalus bursa
- Region: Southern part of Asia, Northern Africa, Southern Europe
Heartland virus
- Disease: Severe Febrile Illness
- Vector: Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)
- Region: Missouri and Tennessee, United States
References
- ↑ Hubalek, Zdenek (July 2012). "Tick-borne viruses in Europe". Parasitology Research. 111 (1): 9–36. doi:10.1007/s00436-012-2910-1. PMID 22526290. S2CID 18713459.
- ↑ Labuda, M (2004). "Tick-borne viruses". Parasitology. 129: S221-45. doi:10.1017/s0031182004005220. PMID 15938513. S2CID 24156015.
- ↑ "Tickborne diseases of the United States". Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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