Mosquito-borne viral fever

Definition:

Mosquito-borne viral fevers are infectious diseases caused by arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses) and transmitted by mosquitoes. Arboviruses are zoonotic viruses and consist of taxonomically different viruses, including flavivirus, alphavirus and bunyavirus.

References:

[1]. E A Gould, et al. Pathogenic flaviviruses. Lancet. 2008 Feb 9;371(9611):500-9. [Content Brief]

[2]. Sandra V Mayer, et al. The emergence of arthropod-borne viral diseases: A global prospective on dengue, chikungunya and zika fevers. Acta Trop. 2017 Feb;166:155-163. [Content Brief]

[3]. Scott C Weaver, et al. Present and future arboviral threats. Antiviral Res. 2010 Feb;85(2):328-45. [Content Brief]

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