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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > African swine fever
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > African swine fever
Fields of Study > epidemiology > vector-borne diseases > arthropod-borne diseases > tick-borne diseases > African swine fever
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > swine diseases > African swine fever
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > swine diseases > African swine fever
Preferred Term:

African swine fever

Definition:
A sometimes fatal Asfivirus infection of pigs, characterized by fever, cough, diarrhea, hemorrhagic lymph nodes, and edema of the gallbladder. It is transmitted between domestic swine by direct contact, ingestion of infected meat, or fomites, or mechanically by biting flies or soft ticks (genus Ornithodoros).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
swine diseases, viral diseases of animals and humans, tick-borne diseases
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • warthog disease
  • wart-hog disease
  • wart hog disease
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4894
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2018-01-09
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