Organisms

St. Louis Encephalitis Virus

A species of FLAVIVIRUS, one of the Japanese encephalitis virus group (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, JAPANESE), which is the etiologic agent of ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS in the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

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Abstract

A species of FLAVIVIRUS, one of the Japanese encephalitis virus group (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, JAPANESE), which is the etiologic agent of ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS in the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis
  • Encephalitis Viruses, St. Louis
  • Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus
  • St. Louis Encephalitis Viruses
  • Virus, St. Louis Encephalitis
  • Viruses, St. Louis Encephalitis

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = ENCEPHALITIS, ST. LOUIS

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History Note

91(71); was see under FLAVIVIRUSES 1981-90; was see under ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES 1975-80

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Previous Indexing

  • Encephalitis Viruses (1966-1970)

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  1. B04w.820w.230.475.330
  2. B04w.820w.578w.344w.350w.300.330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. St. Louis Encephalitis Virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004665. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004665
  2. St. Louis Encephalitis Virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19838321