"Aphthovirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of the family PICORNAVIRIDAE infecting mainly cloven-hoofed animals. They cause vesicular lesions and upper respiratory tract infections. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS is the type species.
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D005537
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.565.070
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Yu P, Habtemariam T, Wilson S, Oryang D, Nganwa D, Obasa M, Robnett V. A risk-assessment model for foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus introduction through deboned beef importation. Prev Vet Med. 1997 Apr; 30(1):49-59.