Tibovirus Explained

Tibovirus is a term 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]}

Taxonomy

• Disease: Tick-borne meningoencephalitis
• Vector: deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), Ixodes ricinus (Europe), Ixodes persulcatus (Russia + Asia))
• Region: Europe and Northern Asia

Colorado tick fever virus

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

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

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

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

Notes and References

1. Hubalek. Zdenek. Tick-borne viruses in Europe. Parasitology Research. July 2012. 111. 1. 9–36. 10.1007/s00436-012-2910-1. 22526290. 18713459.
2. Labuda. M. Tick-borne viruses . Parasitology . 2004 . 129 . 15938513 . S221-45. 10.1017/s0031182004005220. 24156015.
3. Web site: Tickborne diseases of the United States. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 16 December 2016.