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Preferred term

Vesicular exanthema of swine virus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Swine Vesicular Exanthema Virus
  • VESV

Note

  • infection in swine = VESICULAR EXANTHEMA OF SWINE; infection in other animals: coord IM with CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • The type species of the genus VESIVIRUS infecting pigs. The resulting infection is an acute febrile disease which is clinically indistinguishable from FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. Transmission is by contaminated food.

History note

  • 1994; use CALICIVIRIDAE 1993; for SAN MIGUEL SEA LION VIRUSES use CALICIVIRIDAE 1994-2001

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017928

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