The Lancet Neurology, will help clinicians better treat patients who contract these viruses, which are endemic in various parts of the world.Arboviruses are carried by mosquitoes, midges, ticks, and sandflies — all of which belong to the phylum Arthropoda and are known as arthropods.
When an infected arthropod bites a human, the human may contract the arbovirus.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) note that more than 130 types of arbovirus can cause disease in humans.