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  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. RNA viruses
  3. dsRNA viruses
  4. Reoviridae
  5. Orbivirus
  6. African horse sickness virus
  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Resentoviricetes
  3. Reovirales
  4. Reoviridae
  5. Orbivirus
  6. African horse sickness virus

Preferred term

African horse sickness virus

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information A species of Orbivirus that causes disease in horses, mules, and donkeys and can also infect other animals such as dogs, cattle, sheep, goats and humans. The virus is transmitted by blood-sucking (hematophagous) insects - usually biting midges of the genus Culicoides.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • AHSV (African horse sickness virus)
  • AHSV (African horsesickness virus)

Source

  • International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4877

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