Organisms

California Encephalitis Virus

A species in the ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE. Serotypes are found in temperate and arctic regions and each is closely associated with a single species of vector mosquito. The vertebrate hosts are usually small mammals but several serotypes infect humans.

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Abstract

A species in the ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE. Serotypes are found in temperate and arctic regions and each is closely associated with a single species of vector mosquito. The vertebrate hosts are usually small mammals but several serotypes infect humans.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • California Encephalitis Viruses
  • California Group Viruses
  • California Virus
  • Encephalitis Virus, California
  • Encephalitis Viruses, California
  • La Crosse Encephalitis Virus
  • Jamestown Canyon virus
  • Tahyna virus

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = ENCEPHALITIS, CALIFORNIA

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History Note

2002 (1977)

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NLM Classification

QW 168.5.B9

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. California Encephalitis Virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002141. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002141
  2. California Encephalitis Virus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_encephalitis_virus
  3. California Encephalitis Virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3053938