African swine fever virus

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000157",
  "term": "African swine fever virus",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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).",
  "abbreviation": "ASFV",
  "subject": "Taxonomic Hierarchy",
  "see_also": [
    "Asfivirus",
    "African swine fever",
    "arboviruses"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "African swine fever virus"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/african-swine-fever-virus/"
}