La Crosse encephalitis

Definition:

La Crosse encephalitis is an infection of the central nervous system caused by La Crosse virus (LACV), a phlebovirus in the order Bunyavirales of -ssRNA viruses, and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. LACV belongs to the serogroup of California encephalitis virus, which was first isolated in 1943 in California.

References:

[1]. Amy Lynn A Teleron, et al. La Crosse Encephalitis: An Adult Case Series. Am J Med. 2016 Aug;129(8):881-4. [Content Brief]

[2]. B F Eldridge, et al. The first reported case of California encephalitis in more than 50 years. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 May-Jun;7(3):451-2. [Content Brief]

[3]. H H Balfour Jr, et al. California arbovirus (La Crosse) infections. III. Epidemiology of California encephalitis in Minnesota. J Infect Dis. 1976 Mar;133(3):293-301. [Content Brief]

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