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Preferred term

Orbivirus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A genus of REOVIRIDAE infecting a wide range of arthropods and vertebrates including humans. It comprises at least 21 serological subgroups. Transmission is by vectors such as midges, mosquitoes, sandflies, and ticks. A serotype, in the species Great Island virus, of antigenically related tick-borne viruses found in Eastern Europe, Egypt, and Sudan.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • txid10892
  • txid40052
  • txid40064
  • txid40065

In other languages

  • French

  • txid10892
  • txid40052
  • txid40064
  • txid40065

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RFWGBZDG-6

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