Alphavirus

Alpha Virus; Alphaviruses; Alpha Viruses; Arbovirus, Group A; Group A Arbovirus; Group A Arboviruses
A genus of TOGAVIRIDAE, also known as Group A arboviruses, serologically related to each other but not to other Togaviridae. The viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes. The type species is the SINDBIS VIRUS.