“sindbis”

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Sindbis virus

noun

: an alphavirus (serotypes of Alphavirus sindbis) that is transmitted by mosquitoes especially of the genus Culex and that causes a febrile disease which is marked by joint pain, rash, and malaise and which occurs in parts of Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Australia


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