| nairobi sheep disease | An arbovirus infection of sheep and goats transmitted by ticks. It is characterised by high fever and haemorrhagic gastroenteritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Nairobi sheep disease virus | An unclassified arbovirus of the family Bunyaviridae causing Nairobi sheep disease, transmitted by the tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; it is a serologic group of virus's morphologically like Bunyavirus but antigenically unrelated to it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nairobi sheep disease viruses | A group of viruses of the genus nairovirus, transmitted by the ixodid ticks and producing a lethal gastroenteritis in sheep and goats, especially in africa. Though major veterinary pathogens, their effect on humans has not been firmly established. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nairovirus | A genus of the family bunyaviridae named after nairobi sheep disease, an acute, haemorrhagic, tick-borne, gastroenteritis affecting sheep and goats. Some viruses in this genus are capable of causing severe and fatal disease in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |