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Preferred term

La Crosse virus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A serotype of the species California encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CALIFORNIA), in the genus ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS, causing human MENINGOENCEPHALITIS. This is the agent most responsible for California encephalitis (ENCEPHALITIS, CALIFORNIA), the most prevalent mosquito-borne disease recognized in the United States.

Entry terms

  • LaCrosse Virus
  • txid11577

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-L3H5SPGX-W

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