Tibovirus

Tibovirus is a term often used to describe viruses that are transmitted by tick vectors. The word tibovirus is an acronym (TIck-BOrne virus). 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.

Tick-borne meningoencephalitis virus

 * 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

Heartland virus

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