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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  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 swine fever
  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 swine fever
  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. vector-borne diseases
  4. arthropod-borne diseases
  5. tick-borne diseases
  6. African swine fever
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. swine diseases
  6. African swine fever
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. swine diseases
  6. African swine fever

Preferred term

African swine fever

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A sometimes fatal Asfivirus infection of pigs, characterized by fever, cough, diarrhea, hemorrhagic lymph nodes, and edema of the gallbladder. It is transmitted between domestic swine by direct contact, ingestion of infected meat, or fomites, or mechanically by biting flies or soft ticks (genus Ornithodoros).

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

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Synonyms

  • wart hog disease
  • wart-hog disease
  • warthog disease

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4894

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