Colorado tick fever

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  • Abbreviation: CTF
  • Also called mountain tick fever, American tick fever
  • Caused by RNA virus of genus Coltivirus in family Reoviridae
  • Principal vector is Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
  • Principal zoonotic reservoirs include deer, marmots, porcupines
  • Endemic in western mountainous regions of the U.S. and Canada (e.g. Colorado, Idaho)
  • Develops March to September, most cases occur in April, May, June
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