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Descriptor English: Rift Valley fever virus
Descriptor Spanish: Virus de la Fiebre del Valle del Rift
Descriptor virus de la fiebre del valle del Rift
Scope note: Especie del género PHLEBOVIRUS transmitida por mosquitos, que se encuentra en el este, el centro y el sur de África. Produce hepatitis masiva, aborto y muerte en ovejas, cabras, ganado bovino y otros animales. También ha causado enfermedades a los seres humanos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vírus da Febre do Vale do Rift
Descriptor French: Virus de la fièvre de la vallée du Rift
Tree number(s): B04.820.480.750.710.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012296
Scope note: A mosquito-borne species of the PHLEBOVIRUS genus found in eastern, central, and southern Africa, producing massive hepatitis, abortion, and death in sheep, goats, cattle, and other animals. It also has caused disease in humans.
Annotation: infection = RIFT VALLEY FEVER
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under BUNYAVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under ARBOVIRUSES 1975-80; was see under ARBOVIRUS 1965-74; was see under ARBORVIRUSES 1963-64
Online Note: use ARBOVIRUSES to search RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under BUNYAVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under ARBOVIRUSES 1975-80; was see under ARBOVIRUS 1965-74; was see under ARBORVIRUSES 1963-64
DeCS ID: 12708
Unique ID: D012296
NLM Classification: QW 168.5.B9
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Rift Valley fever virus - Preferred
Concept UI M0019115
Scope note A mosquito-borne species of the PHLEBOVIRUS genus found in eastern, central, and southern Africa, producing massive hepatitis, abortion, and death in sheep, goats, cattle, and other animals. It also has caused disease in humans.
Preferred term Rift Valley fever virus



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