Virus
orbivirus
Subclass of:
Reoviridae
Definitions related to orbivirus:
  • A genus of non-enveloped, non-turreted viruses with a triple capsid structure, in the family Reoviridae. The genome is composed of linear, segmented double-stranded RNA. Orbiviruses are infective in a wide range of arthropod and vertebrate hosts and primarily cause disease in animals.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of REOVIRIDAE infecting a wide range of arthropods and vertebrates including humans. It comprises at least 21 serological subgroups. Transmission is by vectors such as midges, mosquitoes, sandflies, and ticks.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Orbivirus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of Reoviridae infecting a wide range of arthropods and vertebrates including humans; comprises at least twelve serological subgroups; transmission is by vectors such as midges, mosquitoes, sandflies, and ticks.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Orbiviruses are 1 of 9 genera in the family Reoviridae. Only 4 genera within the Reoviridae cause human disease: the orbiviruses, rotaviruses, orthoreoviruses, and coltiviruses.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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