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Rare Disease

st. Louis encephalitis

MONDO:0005969

Also known as:Neuroinvasive St. Louis encephalitis virus infectionSaint Louis encephalitisSt. Louis encephalitis virus caused infectious encephalitis

Overview

A viral encephalitis caused by the St. Louis encephalitis virus (encephalitis virus, st. louis), a flavivirus. It is transmitted to humans and other vertebrates primarily by mosquitoes of the genus culex. The primary animal vectors are wild birds and the disorder is endemic to the midwestern and southeastern United States. Infections may be limited to an influenza-like illness or present as an aseptic meningitis or encephalitis. Clinical manifestations of the encephalitic presentation may include seizures, lethargy, myoclonus, focal neurologic signs, coma, and death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p750)

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for st. Louis encephalitis.

42 publications have been identified in PubMed for st. Louis encephalitis. Research spans Basic Science / Preclinical (45%), Epidemiology / Natural History (36%), and Case Report / Case Series (10%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Laboratory research	19	45%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC

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External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:83484

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:19041

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st. Louis encephalitis

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