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Descriptor English: African Horse Sickness Virus
Descriptor Spanish: Virus de la Enfermedad Equina Africana
Descriptor virus de la enfermedad equina africana
Scope note: Especie de ORBIVIRUS que causa enfermedad en caballos, mulas y burros. Por su vector principal CULICOIDES, puede infectar también a perros, elefantes, camellos, ganado vacuno, carneros, cabras y, en especiales circunstancias, humanos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vírus da Doença Equina Africana
Descriptor French: Virus de la peste équine africaine
Tree number(s): B04.820.223.719.550.050
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000356
Scope note: A species of ORBIVIRUS that causes disease in horses, mules, and donkeys. Via its principal vector CULICOIDES, it can also infect dogs, elephants, camels, cattle, sheep, goats, and, in special circumstances, humans.
Annotation: infection = AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS
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: 98; see AFRICAN HORSESICKNESS VIRUS 1991-97, see REOVIRIDAE 1981-90, see REOVIRUSES 1975-80
History Note: 98(75)
DeCS ID: 361
Unique ID: D000356
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2015/07/09
African Horse Sickness Virus - Preferred
Concept UI M0000544
Scope note A species of ORBIVIRUS that causes disease in horses, mules, and donkeys. Via its principal vector CULICOIDES, it can also infect dogs, elephants, camels, cattle, sheep, goats, and, in special circumstances, humans.
Preferred term African Horse Sickness Virus



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