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Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
A subgroup of the genus FLAVIVIRUS that causes encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers and is found in eastern and western Europe and the former Soviet Union. It is transmitted by TICKS and there is an associated milk-borne transmission from viremic cattle, goats, and sheep.
Entry Version
ENCEPH VIRUSES TICK BORNE
Entry Term(s)
Al-Khurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Al-Khurma virus
Al-Khurma virus (ALKV)
Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Alkhurma virus
Alkhurma virus (ALKV)
Encephalitis Virus, Tick-Borne
Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Omsk
Kyasanur Forest disease virus
Langat virus
Louping ill virus
Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus
Powassan virus
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Viruses
Viruses, Tick-Borne Encephalitis
Registry Numbers
txid11084
txid33743
txid11085
txid11086
txid12542
txid11083
txid172148
Related Numbers
txid11083
txid11085
txid11086
txid12542
txid172148
txid33743
NLM Classification #
QW 168.5.F5
Public MeSH Note
1966; for LANGAT VIRUS see LANGAT VIRUS 1991-1993, see FLAVIVIRUSES 1981-1990, see ARBOVIRUSES 1975-1980; for LOUPING ILL VIRUS see LOUPING ILL VIRUS 1991-1993, see ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE 1967-1990, see ARBOVIRUS 1965-1966, see ARBOVIRUSES 1963-1964; for POWASSAN VIRUS see POWASSAN VIRUS 1991-1993, see ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE 1975-1990; for KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE VIRUS see FLAVIVIRUSES 1986-1993, see FLAVIVIRUSES 1981-1985, see ARBOVIRUSES 1975-80
A subgroup of the genus FLAVIVIRUS that causes encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers and is found in eastern and western Europe and the former Soviet Union. It is transmitted by TICKS and there is an associated milk-borne transmission from viremic cattle, goats, and sheep.