Tuberculosis, Avian

"Tuberculosis, Avian" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A variety of TUBERCULOSIS affecting various birds, including chickens and ducks. It is caused by MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM and characterized by tubercles consisting principally of epithelioid cells.

Descriptor ID	D014379
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.410.040.552.846.516 C22.131.921
Concept/Terms	Tuberculosis, Avian Tuberculosis, Avian Avian Tuberculoses Avian Tuberculosis Tuberculoses, Avian

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Actinomycetales Infections [C01.252.410.040]
Mycobacterium Infections [C01.252.410.040.552]
Tuberculosis [C01.252.410.040.552.846]
Tuberculosis, Avian [C01.252.410.040.552.846.516]
Animal Diseases [C22]
Bird Diseases [C22.131]
Tuberculosis, Avian [C22.131.921]

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