Colorado Tick Fever
MICROBIOLOGY
- Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV) is caused by the genus Colitivirus (Spinareoviridae), a segmented RNA virus transmitted by ticks (Dermacentor andersoni, the Rocky Mountain wood tick--the only confirmed vector of CTFV).
- Viruses are maintained in rodent hosts such as ground squirrels and chipmunks.
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Last updated: January 16, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Colorado Tick Fever." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540791/all/Colorado_Tick_Fever.
Auwaerter PG. Colorado Tick Fever. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540791/all/Colorado_Tick_Fever. Accessed September 9, 2024.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2024). Colorado Tick Fever. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540791/all/Colorado_Tick_Fever
Auwaerter PG. Colorado Tick Fever [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2024 September 09]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540791/all/Colorado_Tick_Fever.
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