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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Taxonomic Hierarchy > Viruses and Viroids > RNA viruses > dsRNA viruses > Birnaviridae > Avibirnavirus > Infectious bursal disease virus
Taxonomic Hierarchy > Viruses and Viroids > Riboviria > Orthornavirae > Birnaviridae > Avibirnavirus > Infectious bursal disease virus
Preferred Term:

Infectious bursal disease virus

Definition:
A species of Avibirnavirus causing severe inflammation of the bursa of Fabricius in chickens and other fowl. Transmission is thought to be through contaminated feed or water. Vaccines have been used with varying degrees of success.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Avibirnavirus
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • Infectious bursal disease virus of chicken
  • AIBDV (Avian infectious bursal disease virus)
  • Gumboro disease virus
  • IBDV (Infectious bursal disease virus)
  • Gumboro virus
  • GBV (Gumboro virus)
  • Avian infectious bursal disease virus
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/14202
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