arbovirus
noun
any of several groups of RNA-containing viruses that are transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods, as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes, and may cause encephalitis, yellow fever, or dengue fever.
arboviruses
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pluralof arbovirus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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“You might also get the introduction of more exotic arboviruses like Dengue,” says Bas Oude Munnink, a molecular virologist at Erasmus.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 26, 2023
“These diseases can be difficult to identify: their clinical signs and symptoms can mimic a lot of other diseases, and arboviruses aren’t always at the top of mind for clinicians.”
From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2023
The lab has its own insectary, Corley remarked, which hatches mosquitoes to study the transmission of arboviruses, including Zika, dengue and West Nile.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
If Zika behaves like other arboviruses, such as chikungunya and dengue, it will probably stick around.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2017
They include Amadou Alpha Sall, who is the scientific director of the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, Senegal, and director of the World Health Organization's Collaborating Center for arboviruses and viral haemorrhagic fever, also in Dakar.
From Nature ● Nov. 9, 2014
