Colorado tick fever

Definition:

Colorado tick fever is an infectious disease caused by Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV), a cortivirus in the Reoviridae family of dsRNA viruses, and transmitted by Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni). CTFV was first isolated in 1944 in the Rocky Mountain region.

References:

[1]. Edwin Choi, et al. Tick-Borne Illnesses. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2016 Mar-Apr;15(2):98-104. [Content Brief]

[2]. R W Emmons, et al. Ecology of Colorado tick fever. Annu Rev Microbiol. 1988;42:49-64. [Content Brief]

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