tibovirus

{{short description|Term for a tick-borne virus}}

Tibovirus is a term often used to describe viruses that are transmitted by tick vectors. The word tibovirus is an acronym (TIck-BOrne virus).{{cite journal|last1=Hubalek|first1=Zdenek|title=Tick-borne viruses in Europe|journal=Parasitology Research|date=July 2012|volume=111|issue=1|pages=9–36|doi=10.1007/s00436-012-2910-1|pmid=22526290|s2cid=18713459}} 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.{{cite journal |last1=Labuda|first1=M|title=Tick-borne viruses |journal=Parasitology |date=2004 |volume=129 |pmid=15938513 |pages=S221-45|doi=10.1017/s0031182004005220|s2cid=24156015}}{{cite web |title=Tickborne diseases of the United States|url=https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/|website=Center for Disease Control and Prevention|accessdate=16 December 2016}}