| duck viral enteritis | A viral enteritis of ducks and other waterfowl in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Caused by an anatid herpes virus 1; manifested by weakness, lethargy, and diarrhoea accompanied by catarrhal haemorrhagic enteritis and echymotic haemorrhages in organs and muscles. Synonym: duck viral enteritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| duck embryo origin vaccine | See: rabies vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatitis b virus, duck | A DNA virus that closely resembles human hepatitis b virus. It has been recovered from naturally infected ducks. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatitis virus, duck | An enterovirus with high mortality that attacks ducklings 3 days to 3 weeks old. (12 Dec 1998) |
| duck hepatitis virus | A DNA virus of the genus Hepadnavirus, in the family Hepadnaviridae, causing virus hepatitis of ducks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duck influenza virus | An influenza A virus, a member of the family Orthomyxoviridae, distinct from human influenza A strains on bases of haemagglutination-inhibition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duck plague virus | A herpesvirus that causes duck plague. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mink enteritis virus | A parvovirus that causes enteritis of mink. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transmissible turkey enteritis virus | A coronavirus causing bluecomb disease of turkeys. Synonym: bluecomb virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| measles virus vaccine | Vaccine containing live, attenuated strains of measles virus prepared in chick embryo cell culture. See: measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rubella virus vaccine | A live virus vaccine prepared from duck embryo or human diploid cell culture infected with rubella virus; administered as a single subcutaneous injection. See: measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mumps virus vaccine | Vaccine containing live, attenuated mumps virus prepared in chick embryo cell cultures. See: measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| split-virus vaccine | <pharmacology> A vaccine composed of a purified antigenic determinant that is separated from the disease-causing organism. (06 Mar 1998) |
| buffel duck | <zoology> A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Synonym: bufflehead. See: Buffalo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vicissy duck | <zoology> A West Indian duck, sometimes domesticated. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |