transmissible mink encephalopathy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006493",
  "term": "transmissible mink encephalopathy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A naturally occurring subacute spongiform encephalopathy in commercially ranch-reared mink (Mustela vision). It is characterized neuropathologically by spongiform changes in the neuropil, intracytoplasmic neuronal vacuolation and astrocytic hypertrophy and hyperplasia.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hypertransmissible mink encephalopathy"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "prion diseases",
    "mink diseases"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "encefalopatía transmisible del visón"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/transmissible-mink-encephalopathy/"
}