African horse sickness virus

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000155",
  "term": "African horse sickness virus",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "abbreviation": "AHSV",
  "synonyms": [
    "AHSV (African horsesickness virus)"
  ],
  "subject": "Taxonomic Hierarchy",
  "see_also": [
    "Orbivirus",
    "African horse sickness"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "African horse sickness virus"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/african-horse-sickness-virus/"
}