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Descriptor English: Nairovirus
Descriptor Spanish: Nairovirus
Descriptor Nairovirus
Scope note: Género de la familia BUNYAVIRIDAE, así denominada por la ENFERMEDAD DE LOS OVINOS DE NAIROBI, que es una gastroenteritis hemorrágica aguda, transmitida por garrapatas, que afecta a carneros y cabras. La especie tipo es el virus Dugbe. Algunos virus de este género son capaces de producir enfermedades graves y mortales en humanos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nairovirus
Descriptor French: Nairovirus
Entry term(s): Nairoviruses
Tree number(s): B04.820.480.750.565
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016855
Scope note: A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE named after NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE, an acute, hemorrhagic, tick-borne, gastroenteritis affecting sheep and goats. The type species is Dugbe virus. Some viruses in this genus are capable of causing severe and fatal disease in humans.
Annotation: infection = NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE or HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN or if not so specified, coord IM with BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)
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
Previous Indexing: Bunyaviridae (1980-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 1992; for DUGBE VIRUS see NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE VIRUSES 1994-2001
History Note: 1992
DeCS ID: 29943
Unique ID: D016855
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2017/02/24
Nairovirus - Preferred
Concept UI M0025655
Scope note A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE named after NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE, an acute, hemorrhagic, tick-borne, gastroenteritis affecting sheep and goats. The type species is Dugbe virus. Some viruses in this genus are capable of causing severe and fatal disease in humans.
Preferred term Nairovirus
Entry term(s) Nairoviruses



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