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COWDRIOSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heartwater
1, record 1, English, heartwater
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heart-water 2, record 1, English, heart%2Dwater
correct
- bush sickness 2, record 1, English, bush%20sickness
correct, regional
- veld sickness 2, record 1, English, veld%20sickness
correct, see observation, regional
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(so called from the accumulation of fluid in the pericardium): a serious febrile disease of sheep, goats, and cattle in southern Africa caused by a rickettsial micro-organism (Cowdria ruminantium) transmitted by a tick ... 3, record 1, English, - heartwater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
veld sickness: South Africa. 4, record 1, English, - heartwater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bush sickness: Africa. 4, record 1, English, - heartwater
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Boschziekte
- inapunga
- heartwater disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- heartwater
1, record 1, French, heartwater
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- heart-water 2, record 1, French, heart%2Dwater
correct, masculine noun
- cowdriose 3, record 1, French, cowdriose
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie infectieuse, non contagieuse, des ruminants, due à Rickettsia ruminantium, en Afrique et à Madagascar. [...] La lésion la plus caractéristique est une hydropisie des séreuses notamment du péricarde. Les tiques sont les vecteurs de la rickettsie. 1, record 1, French, - heartwater
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cowdriosis
1, record 1, Spanish, cowdriosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hidropericarditis 2, record 1, Spanish, hidropericarditis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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