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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. vector-borne diseases
  4. arthropod-borne diseases
  5. African horse sickness
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. horse diseases
  6. African horse sickness
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. horse diseases
  6. African horse sickness
  1. Fields of Study
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. viral diseases of animals and humans
  6. African horse sickness
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. viral diseases of animals and humans
  6. African horse sickness

Preferred term

African horse sickness

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An insect-borne reovirus infection of horses, mules and donkeys in Africa and the Middle East; characterized by pulmonary edema, cardiac involvement, and edema of the head and neck.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • African horsesickness
  • equine plague

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4871

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