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Avian vacuolar myelinopathy

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002550

A neurological disease affecting waterbirds, primarily bald eagles and American coots, in the southern U.S. Birds affected with AVM lack muscle coordination and therefore have difficulty flying and swimming.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002550
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
AbbreviationAVM
ReferencesUSGS National Wildlife Health Center at http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_vacuolar_myelinopathy/
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002550",
  "term": "Avian vacuolar myelinopathy",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy",
  "definition": "A neurological disease affecting waterbirds, primarily bald eagles and American coots, in the southern U.S. Birds affected with AVM lack muscle coordination and therefore have difficulty flying and swimming.",
  "abbreviation": "AVM",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "USGS National Wildlife Health Center at http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_vacuolar_myelinopathy/"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/avian-vacuolar-myelinopathy/"
}

Record 2,497 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.