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Bluetongue virus

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000849

The type species of Orbivirus causing a serious disease in sheep, especially lambs. It may also infect wild ruminants and other domestic animals.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000849
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectTaxonomic Hierarchy
AbbreviationBTV
SynonymsOvine catarrhal fever virus
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoOrbivirus; Bluetongue
TranslationsSpanish: Bluetongue virus
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000849",
  "term": "Bluetongue virus",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The type species of Orbivirus causing a serious disease in sheep, especially lambs. It may also infect wild ruminants and other domestic animals.",
  "abbreviation": "BTV",
  "synonyms": [
    "Ovine catarrhal fever virus"
  ],
  "subject": "Taxonomic Hierarchy",
  "see_also": [
    "Orbivirus",
    "bluetongue"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "Bluetongue virus"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bluetongue-virus/"
}

Record 840 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.