Preferred Label : african swine fever;
MeSH 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).;
MeSH synonym : wart-hog disease; wart hog disease; wart-hog diseases; swine fever, african; African Swine Fever Virus Infection; Asfivirus Infection; Asfivirus Infections; Infection, Asfivirus; Infections, Asfivirus;
CISMeF acronym : ASF;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with SWINE FEVER see CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER;
Origin ID : D000357;
UMLS CUI : C0001752;
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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).