EpiReview: Arboviruses in NSW, 1991 to 1999

Abstract

Arthropod-borne viruses, or arboviruses, are transmitted mainly by mosquitoes and ticks. Worldwide, more than 100 arboviruses have been recognised as causing disease in humans, representing a subset of an even greater number that circulate in other species. Arboviruses are believed to migrate among animal species (zoonosis), including between animals and humans.