Bluetongue
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000848
An arthropod-borne reoviral infection, chiefly of sheep but also affecting cattle and wild ruminants, characterized by a swollen blue tongue and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae of the feet and coronet.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000848 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | blue tongue disease |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Viral diseases of animals and humans; Bluetongue virus; Culicoides; Sheep diseases |
| Translations | Spanish: fiebre catarral ovina |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000848",
"term": "Bluetongue",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An arthropod-borne reoviral infection, chiefly of sheep but also affecting cattle and wild ruminants, characterized by a swollen blue tongue and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae of the feet and coronet.",
"synonyms": [
"blue tongue disease"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"viral diseases of animals and humans",
"Bluetongue virus",
"Culicoides",
"sheep diseases"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "fiebre catarral ovina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bluetongue/"
}
Record 839 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.