- Newcastle disease virus
- a virus of the genus Avulavirus that causes Newcastle disease in birds; human infection is mild and characterized by conjunctivitis and brief generalized symptoms. Called also avian paramyxovirus 1.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Newcastle disease virus
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