African horse sickness
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000154
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000154 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | African horsesickness; equine plague |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | arthropod-borne diseases; horse diseases; viral diseases of animals and humans; African horse sickness virus |
| Translations | Spanish: enfermedad del caballo africano |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000154",
"term": "African horse sickness",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "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.",
"synonyms": [
"African horsesickness",
"equine plague"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"arthropod-borne diseases",
"horse diseases",
"viral diseases of animals and humans",
"African horse sickness virus"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2012",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "enfermedad del caballo africano"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/african-horse-sickness/"
}
Record 154 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.