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Nairovirus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Nairovirus
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.480.750.565
Unique ID
D016855
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016855
Annotation
infection = NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE or HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN or if not so specified, coord IM with BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)
Scope Note
A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE named after NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE, an acute, hemorrhagic, tick-borne, gastroenteritis affecting sheep and goats. The type species is Dugbe virus. Some viruses in this genus are capable of causing severe and fatal disease in humans.
Registry Numbers
txid1980517
Previous Indexing
Bunyaviridae (1980-1991)
Public MeSH Note
1992; for DUGBE VIRUS see NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE VIRUSES 1994-2001
History Note
1992
Date Introduced
1992/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Nairovirus Preferred
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