Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV)

Burgdorfer, W. and Ekland C. M. Studies on the ecology of Colorado tick fever virus in western Montana.

Specifically, the Colorado Tick Fever virus (CTFV) and Salmon River virus.

Group D arbovirus refers to one of four groups of arthropod-borne viruses and a presentative species in this group is the Colorado Tick Fever Virus (CTFV).

The type species of the genus Coltivirus, Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV) infects haemopoietic cells, particularly erythrocytes, which explains how the virus is transmitted by ticks and also accounts for the incidence of transmission via blood transfusion.