variants
or St. Louis encephalitis
: a North American encephalitis that is caused by a flavivirus (species St. Louis encephalitis virus of the genus Flavivirus) transmitted by several culex mosquitoes
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Initial tests pointed to a viral disease called Saint Louis encephalitis, but later tests failed to match the results.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2012
The southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus), a carrier of West Nile and Saint Louis encephalitis viruses, can also transmit Oropouche, though not very efficiently, and its range throughout the tropics raises the possibility of Oropouche outbreaks in Africa, southeast Asia, and Australia.
—Daniel Grossman, Science | AAAS, 29 Apr. 2021
On September 22, the CDC researchers were stunned to find that the birds were not killed by Saint Louis encephalitis.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2012
Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2012
The southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus), a carrier of West Nile and Saint Louis encephalitis viruses, can also transmit Oropouche, though not very efficiently, and its range throughout the tropics raises the possibility of Oropouche outbreaks in Africa, southeast Asia, and Australia.
—Daniel Grossman, Science | AAAS, 29 Apr. 2021
On September 22, the CDC researchers were stunned to find that the birds were not killed by Saint Louis encephalitis.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2012
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Saint Louis encephalitis
noun
Saint Lou·is encephalitis
-ˌlü-əs- 
: a North American encephalitis that is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus (species Saint Louis encephalitis virus) transmitted by several mosquitoes of the genus Culex
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