Murray Valley encephalitis; Australian encephalitis
Supergrp
Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis [DS:H00379]
Description
Murray Valley encephalitis, previously known as Australian encephalitis, is an infection of the central nervous system caused by Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV), a flavivirus in the Flaviviridae family of +ssRNA viruses, and transmitted by Culex mosquitoes. MVEV was first isolated in 1951 in Australia.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by +ssRNA viruses
H01536 Murray Valley encephalitis
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Viral infections of the central nervous system
1C88 Murray Valley encephalitis
H01536 Murray Valley encephalitis
Pathogen
Murray Valley encephalitis virus [GN:T40055]
Other DBs
ICD-11:
1C88
ICD-10:
A83.4
Reference
PMID:22432670
Authors
Knox J, Cowan RU, Doyle JS, Ligtermoet MK, Archer JS, Burrow JN, Tong SY, Currie BJ, Mackenzie JS, Smith DW, Catton M, Moran RJ, Aboltins CA, Richards JS
Title
Murray Valley encephalitis: a review of clinical features, diagnosis and treatment.
Journal
Med J Aust 196:322-6 (2012) DOI:10.5694/mja11.11026
Reference
PMID:27086158
Authors
Cella E, Gabrielli I, Zehender G, Giovanetti M, Lo Presti A, Lai A, Dicuonzo G, Angeletti S, Salemi M, Ciccozzi M
Title
Phylogeny of Murray Valley encephalitis virus in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Journal
Asian Pac J Trop Med 9:385-9 (2016) DOI:10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.03.006