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Infections > Virus Diseases > Arbovirus Infections > Bluetongue
Infections > Vector Borne Diseases > Arbovirus Infections > Bluetongue
Infections > Virus Diseases > RNA Virus Infections > Reoviridae Infections > Bluetongue
Animal Diseases > Sheep Diseases > Bluetongue

Preferred term

Bluetongue  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Blue Tongue
  • Tongue, Blue

Note

  • caused by a reovirus; usually animal; check tag ANIMALS; don't forget also SHEEP (NIM) but do not index under SHEEP DISEASES

Scope note

  • A reovirus infection, chiefly of sheep, characterized by a swollen blue tongue, catarrhal inflammation of upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae of the feet and coronet.

History note

  • 94; was BLUE TONGUE 1968-93 (Prov 1968-73)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001819

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