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Descriptor English: African Swine Fever Virus
Descriptor Spanish: Virus de la Fiebre Porcina Africana
Descriptor virus de la fiebre porcina africana
Entry term(s) virus de la enfermedad del jabalí
Scope note: Única especie del género Asfivirus. Infecta a cerdos domésticos y salvajes, jabalíes y potamóqueros. La enfermedad es endémica en los cerdos domésticos de muchos países africanos y de Cerdeña. Las garrapatas blandas del género Ornithodoros también se infectan y actúan como vectores.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vírus da Febre Suína Africana
Descriptor French: Virus de la peste porcine africaine
Entry term(s): Virus, Wart-Hog Disease
Wart Hog Disease Virus
Wart-Hog Disease Virus
Tree number(s): B04.280.049.035
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000358
Scope note: The lone species of the genus Asfivirus. It infects domestic and wild pigs, warthogs, and bushpigs. Disease is endemic in domestic swine in many African countries and Sardinia. Soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are also infected and act as vectors.
Annotation: infection = AFRICAN SWINE FEVER: 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
Previous Indexing: DNA Viruses (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under IRIDOVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under IRIDOVIRUSES 1978-80; was see under DNA VIRUSES 1975-77
History Note: 91(75); was see under IRIDOVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under IRIDOVIRUSES 1978-80; was see under DNA VIRUSES 1975-77
DeCS ID: 363
Unique ID: D000358
NLM Classification: QW 165.5.I6
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
African Swine Fever Virus - Preferred
Concept UI M0000546
Scope note The lone species of the genus Asfivirus. It infects domestic and wild pigs, warthogs, and bushpigs. Disease is endemic in domestic swine in many African countries and Sardinia. Soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are also infected and act as vectors.
Preferred term African Swine Fever Virus
Entry term(s) Virus, Wart-Hog Disease
Wart Hog Disease Virus
Wart-Hog Disease Virus



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