Tibovirus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tibovirus Is term is 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]

Flaviviridae:

  • Virus: 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:

  • Virus: Colorado tick fever virus
  • Disease: Colorado tick fever
  • Vector: Dermacentor andersoni
  • Region: US (West)

Bunyaviridae:

  • Virus: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
  • Disease: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
  • Vector: Hyalomma marginatum, Rhipicephalus bursa
  • Region: Southern part of Asia, Northern Africa, Southern Europe


  • Virus: Heartland virus
  • Disease: Severe Febrile Illness
  • Vector: Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)
  • Region: Missouri and Tennessee, United States

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Labuda, M (2004). "Tick-borne viruses". Parasitology. 129: S221-45. doi:10.1017/s0031182004005220. PMID 15938513. S2CID 24156015.
  3. ^ "Tickborne diseases of the United States". Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
Retrieved from ""