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Arboviruses
Arboviruses, including the West Nile virus, are transmitted by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes and ticks. Most of the time, the viral infections initially develop in birds. Insects that feed on the infected blood from a diseased bird (or reservoir ) carry the virus, and transmit it when they bite a susceptible host (such as an animal or a human). Because these insects play a role in the disease-transmission process, they are referred to as vectors.
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Immunizations: Viral Influenza
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