| first isolation of la crosse virus from naturally infected aedes albopictus. | la crosse (lac) virus, a california serogroup bunyavirus, is the leading cause of pediatric arboviral encephalitis in the united states and an emerging disease in tennessee, west virginia, and north carolina. human cases of lac encephalitis in tennessee and north carolina have increased above endemic levels during 1997 to 1999 and may represent an expansion of a new southeastern endemic focus. this report describes the isolation of lac virus from the exotic mosquito aedes albopictus. the discove ... | 2001 | 11747692 |
| possible congenital infection with la crosse encephalitis virus--west virginia, 2006-2007. | la crosse encephalitis virus (lacv) is a mosquitoborne bunyavirus of the california encephalitis serogroup. during 2003--2007, west virginia had the greatest number of cases (95) and highest incidence of lacv disease (5.1 cases per 100,000 population) of any state.* the majority of persons infected with lacv either have no symptoms or a mild febrile illness; a limited number experience encephalitis. although only 1%--4% of those infected with lacv develop any symptoms, children aged <16 years ar ... | 2009 | 19145220 |