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Arboviruses MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Arboviruses
Tree Number(s)
B04.080
Unique ID
D001103
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001103
Annotation
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)
Entry Term(s)
Arbovirus
Arthropod-Borne Virus
Arthropod-Borne Viruses
NLM Classification #
QW 160
See Also
Arenaviridae
Bunyaviridae
Flaviviridae
Reoviridae
Togaviridae
Public MeSH Note
75; was ARBOVIRUS 1965-74, was ARBORVIRUSES 1963-64; CAPIM GROUP VIRUSES was see under ARBOVIRUSES 1975-80
Online Note
use ARBOVIRUSES to search ARBOVIRUS 1966-74
History Note
75; was ARBOVIRUS 1965-74, was ARBORVIRUSES 1963-64; CAPIM GROUP VIRUSES was see under ARBOVIRUSES 1975-80
Date Introduced
1965/01/01
Last Updated
2020/09/02
Arboviruses Preferred
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