Isolation of St. Louis encephalitis virus from bats (Tadarida b. mexicana) in Texas.
A strain of St. Louis encephalitis virus has been isolated from Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida b. mexicana) collected at the time of an outbreak of encephalitis in Texas in 1964.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004665:Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004674:Encephalitis, St. Louis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology