Saint Louis encephalitis
Mosquito-borne viral disease mainly in the US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint Louis encephalitis is a disease caused by the mosquito-borne Saint Louis encephalitis virus. Saint Louis encephalitis virus is related to Japanese encephalitis virus and is a member of the family Flaviviridae. This disease mainly affects the United States, including Hawaii.[3] Occasional cases have been reported from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Greater Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica.[3]
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Saint Louis encephalitis virus | |
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Electron micrograph of Saint Louis encephalitis virus seen in a mosquito salivary gland | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
Class: | Flasuviricetes |
Order: | Amarillovirales |
Family: | Flaviviridae |
Genus: | Flavivirus |
Species: | Saint Louis encephalitis virus |
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