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ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS (SLE)

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St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) is an arbovirus (arthropod borne virus) transmitted by mosquitoes and was first identified in the 1930s as an important cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in humans. SLE has been reported in nearly every state in the continental United States. SLE is not commonly reported in West Virginia residents.

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