Preferred Label : encephalitis viruses, japanese;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : viruses, japanese encephalitis; japanese encephalitis virus group; japanese encephalitis viruses;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE, a species of Flavivirus; infection:
coord IM with ENCEPHALITIS, ARBOVIRUS, (IM) FLAVIVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM);
UNII : txid11071;
Origin ID : D018349;
UMLS CUI : C0206749;
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- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
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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.
