Using a Bayesian coalescent approach on a dataset of 73 envelope gene sequences we
estimated substitution rates and dates of divergence for St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) …

St. Louis encephalitis virus belongs to the Japanese encephalitis virus serocomplex of the
genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. Since the first known epidemic in 1933, the virus has …

Since the reemergence of St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) Virus (SLEV) in the Southwest United
States, identified during the 2015 outbreak in Arizona, SLEV has been seasonally detected …

We studied the capacity of 44 strains of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus to induce viremia
in an epidemiologically important wild avian host, the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) …

Temporal and spatial patterns of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus transmission were
compared at permanent study areas in the southern San Joaquin Valley during years with …

The introduction of a St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLE) genotype new to southeastern
California during 2000 was followed by focal enzootic amplification in the Coachella Valley …

St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is a flavivirus that circulates in an enzootic cycle between
birds and mosquitoes and can also infect humans to cause febrile disease and sometimes …

The mechanism for long-term maintenance of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus in California
is unknown. Two possibilities are 1) that the virus is maintained locally in discrete enzootic …

An investigation of the extent of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus activity in the avian
population in Pine Bluff, Arkansas was conducted from August 30, 1991 through September …

St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus normally infects birds and is transmitted between birds by
mosquito vectors. Thus it is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus). SLE virus is found …