African swine fever

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000156",
  "term": "African swine fever",
  "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).",
  "synonyms": [
    "wart hog disease",
    "wart-hog disease",
    "warthog disease"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "viral diseases of animals and humans",
    "swine diseases",
    "tick-borne diseases",
    "African swine fever virus",
    "Ornithodoros"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "fiebre porcina africana"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/african-swine-fever/"
}