ABSTRACT
The arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) comprise a rather large and heterogeneous number of different virus families like Togaviridae, Flaviviridae, Bunyaviridae, Reoviridae, Rhabdoviridae, and Orthomyxoviridae. More than hundred viruses are currently classified as arboviruses from which the Togaviridae and Flaviviridae are the best known (1). As arthropod borne, all of these viruses share the common feature of the transmission by mosquitoes, ticks, or phlebotomes. Since the frequent accidental transmission of these viruses by an arthropod vector can cause severe clinical and subclinical infections in humans, a quick and reliable diagnosis of the viral infection is very important.
