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Viruses > RNA Viruses > Encephalitis Viruses > Encephalitis Viruses, Japanese

Preferred term

Encephalitis Viruses, Japanese  

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Entry terms

  • Japanese Encephalitis Viruses
  • Japanese encephalitis virus group
  • Viruses, Japanese Encephalitis

Note

  • do not confuse with ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE, a species of Flavivirus; infection: coord IM with ENCEPHALITIS, ARBOVIRUS, (IM) + FLAVIVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • A subgroup of the genus FLAVIVIRUS which comprises a number of viral species that are the etiologic agents of human encephalitis in many different geographical regions. These include Japanese encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE), St. Louis encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS), Murray Valley encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, MURRAY VALLEY), and WEST NILE VIRUS.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018349

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