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Alphavirus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Alphavirus
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.578.875.054
Unique ID
D000524
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000524
Annotation
infection = ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS
Scope Note
A genus of TOGAVIRIDAE, also known as Group A arboviruses. They are serologically related to each other and are transmitted by mosquitoes. The type species is the SINDBIS VIRUS.
Entry Term(s)
Alpha Virus
Alphaviruses
Arboviruses, Group A
Barmah forest virus
Getah virus
Sagiyama virus
Registry Numbers
txid11019
txid11020
txid59300
txid59303
Related Numbers
txid11020
txid59300
txid59303
NLM Classification #
QW 168
Previous Indexing
Arboviruses (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note
94; was ALPHAVIRUSES 1981-93; ALPHAVIRUSES was see ARBOVIRUSES 1978-80
Online Note
use ALPHAVIRUS to search ALPHAVIRUSES 1981-93; use ARBOVIRUSES 1978-80
History Note
94; was ALPHAVIRUSES 1981-93; ALPHAVIRUSES was see ARBOVIRUSES 1978-80
Date Introduced
1981/01/01
Last Updated
2023/04/05
Alphavirus Preferred
Barmah forest virus Narrower
Getah virus Narrower
Sagiyama virus Narrower
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