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Descriptor English: Bluetongue virus
Descriptor Spanish: Virus de la Lengua Azul
Descriptor virus de la lengua azul
Entry term(s) virus de la fiebre catarral ovina
Scope note: La especie tipo de ORBIVIRUS que causa una enfermedad grave en carneros, especialmente en corderos. Puede infectar también a los rumiantes y otros animales domésticos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vírus Bluetongue
Descriptor French: Virus de la langue bleue
Entry term(s): Blue Tongue Virus
Blue Tongue Viruses
Bluetongue Viruses
Ovine Catarrhal Fever Virus
Tree number(s): B04.820.223.719.550.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001820
Scope note: The type species of ORBIVIRUS causing a serious disease in sheep, especially lambs. It may also infect wild ruminants and other domestic animals.
Annotation: infection = BLUETONGUE: see note there
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: 94; was BLUE TONGUE VIRUS 1975-93 (see under REOVIRIDAE 1981-90, see under REOVIRUSES 1975-80)
Online Note: use BLUETONGUE VIRUS to search BLUE TONGUE VIRUS 1975-93
History Note: 94; was BLUE TONGUE VIRUS 1975-93 (see under REOVIRIDAE 1981-90, see under REOVIRUSES 1975-80)
DeCS ID: 31721
Unique ID: D001820
NLM Classification: QW 168.5.R15
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Bluetongue virus - Preferred
Concept UI M0002738
Scope note The type species of ORBIVIRUS causing a serious disease in sheep, especially lambs. It may also infect wild ruminants and other domestic animals.
Preferred term Bluetongue virus
Entry term(s) Blue Tongue Virus
Blue Tongue Viruses
Bluetongue Viruses
Ovine Catarrhal Fever Virus



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