An Arbovirus is a virus transmitted primarily by an arthropod

• Comes from ARthropod-BOrne virus
• Arthropods include: mosquitos, ticks, sandflies
• Can have rare person-to-person transmission
  • Blood borne
    • Transfusion, sharing needles
  • Organ transplantation
  • Breast feeding
  • Intrauterine
  • Sexual transmission

There are a number of major arbovirus families:

• Family Bunyaviridae
  • Rift Valley, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic
• Family Flaviviridae
  • Dengue, West Nile, Zika, Yellow Fever
• Family Reoviridae
  • Equine encephalosis
• Family Togaviridae
  • Chikungunya, Western equine encephalitis

The main viral family that causes substantial human disease is the Flaviviridae family.

• Protection against mosquito bites is the best way to minimize risk for Flaviviridae infections if you are traveling in an area with these diseases.