arbovirus
noun
ar·bo·vi·rus
ˌär-bə-ˈvī-rəs 
: any of various RNA viruses (as an arenavirus, bunyavirus, or flavivirus) that are transmitted chiefly by arthropods and include the causative agents of dengue, encephalitis, sandfly fever, and yellow fever
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Aedes aegypti spreads arboviruses, including dengue and yellow fever, which can severely sicken or kill people.
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Stephanie Nolen and Eleanor Lutz. Photography and Video By Federico Rios Escobar For The New York Times. Eleanor Lutz, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
That holds enormous promise for countries such as those in West Africa that have heavy burdens of both arboviruses and malaria.
—Stephanie Nolen and Eleanor Lutz. Photography and Video By Federico Rios Escobar For The New York Times. Eleanor Lutz, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
If the arboviruses move into other mosquito species, that’s a separate problem.
—Stephanie Nolen and Eleanor Lutz. Photography and Video By Federico Rios Escobar For The New York Times. Eleanor Lutz, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
According to the Ohio Department of Health, the West Nile virus is an arbovirus (infections caused by a bite) spread by bites from infected mosquitoes.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2023
State health officials test mosquito pools throughout the state as part of a Michigan arbovirus surveillance program.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
The West Nile Virus is an arbovirus (infections caused by a bite) spread by bites from infected mosquitoes, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
According to the Ohio Department of Health, the West Nile Virus is an arbovirus (infections caused by a bite) spread by bites from infected mosquitoes.
—The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
The main concern is infections from a category of viruses called arboviruses, which are viruses transmitted to humans from arthropods—mostly insects such as fleas, ticks, gnats, and mosquitoes.
—Larry Brilliant, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Stephanie Nolen and Eleanor Lutz. Photography and Video By Federico Rios Escobar For The New York Times. Eleanor Lutz, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
That holds enormous promise for countries such as those in West Africa that have heavy burdens of both arboviruses and malaria.
—Stephanie Nolen and Eleanor Lutz. Photography and Video By Federico Rios Escobar For The New York Times. Eleanor Lutz, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
If the arboviruses move into other mosquito species, that’s a separate problem.
—Stephanie Nolen and Eleanor Lutz. Photography and Video By Federico Rios Escobar For The New York Times. Eleanor Lutz, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
According to the Ohio Department of Health, the West Nile virus is an arbovirus (infections caused by a bite) spread by bites from infected mosquitoes.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2023
State health officials test mosquito pools throughout the state as part of a Michigan arbovirus surveillance program.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
The West Nile Virus is an arbovirus (infections caused by a bite) spread by bites from infected mosquitoes, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
According to the Ohio Department of Health, the West Nile Virus is an arbovirus (infections caused by a bite) spread by bites from infected mosquitoes.
—The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
The main concern is infections from a category of viruses called arboviruses, which are viruses transmitted to humans from arthropods—mostly insects such as fleas, ticks, gnats, and mosquitoes.
—Larry Brilliant, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
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