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Preferred term

Infectious Anemia Virus, Equine  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • EIAV
  • Equine infectious anemia virus
  • Swamp Fever Virus
  • Swamp Fever Viruses

Note

  • infection = EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA

Scope note

  • A species of LENTIVIRUS, subgenus equine lentiviruses (LENTIVIRUSES, EQUINE), causing acute and chronic infection in horses. It is transmitted mechanically by biting flies, mosquitoes, and midges, and iatrogenically through unsterilized equipment. Chronic infection often consists of acute episodes with remissions.

History note

  • 94; was EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS 1963-93

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004860

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