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Preferred term

Nairovirus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE named after NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE, an acute, hemorrhagic, tick-borne, gastroenteritis affecting sheep and goats. The type species is Dugbe virus. Some viruses in this genus are capable of causing severe and fatal disease in humans.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • txid1980517

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-M96NRVCR-7

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