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MeSH Heading: Encephalomyelitis Virus, Avian
Tree Number(s): B04.820.578.688.005.003
Unique ID: D001350
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001350
Annotation: infection: coord IM with PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)
Scope Note: A tentative species in the genus HEPATOVIRUS infecting primarily young chicks, but also found in turkeys, pheasants, and guinea fowl. It causes a fatal neuronal degeneration and is transmitted by mechanical contact.
Entry Version: ENCEPH VIRUS AVIAN
Entry Term(s): Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus; Avian Encephalomyelitis Viruses; Avian encephalomyelitis virus 1; Encephalomyelitis-like Virus, Avian; Epidemic Tremor Virus; Tremovirus A
Registry Numbers: txid70796
Public MeSH Note: 94; was AVIAN ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS 1975-93 (see under ENTEROVIRUSES 1975-90)
Online Note: use ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS, AVIAN to search AVIAN ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS 1975-93
History Note: 94; was AVIAN ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS 1975-93 (see under ENTEROVIRUSES 1975-90)
Date Introduced: 1991/01/01
Last Updated: 2025/08/21

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Concept UI: M0002022
Registry Numbers: txid70796
Scope Note: A tentative species in the genus HEPATOVIRUS infecting primarily young chicks, but also found in turkeys, pheasants, and guinea fowl. It causes a fatal neuronal degeneration and is transmitted by mechanical contact.
Terms: Encephalomyelitis Virus, Avian Preferred Term
Term UI T003965
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus
Term UI T003964
Date11/19/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Avian encephalomyelitis virus 1
Term UI T000910719
Date10/28/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Avian Encephalomyelitis Viruses
Term UI T003960
Date12/07/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Encephalomyelitis-like Virus, Avian
Term UI T444926
Date04/27/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Epidemic Tremor Virus
Term UI T003966
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Tremovirus A
Term UI T000910718
Date10/28/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

Encephalomyelitis Virus, Avian MeSH Descriptor Data 2026