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New evidence for endemic circulation of Ross River virus in the Pacific Islands and the potential for emergence [1]

An epidemic of Ross River virus (RRV) occurred in the South Pacific in 1979–1980, but RRV has not been thought to occur endemically outside Australia and Papua New Guinea. A seroprevalence study was conducted to determine whether RRV has circulated in American Samoa since 1980.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/02/2017
Colleen Lau [3], Maite Aubry [4], Didier Musso & et al [5]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases [6]
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Tags:
Viral Diseases [7], Australia [8], Papua New Guinea [9], Samoa Island [10], Epidemics [11]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/new-evidence-endemic-circulation-ross-river-virus-pacific-islands-and-potential
[2] http://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(17)30044-9/abstract
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/colleen-lau
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maite-aubry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/didier-musso-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/international-journal-infectious-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/viral-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/papua-new-guinea
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/samoa-island
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/epidemics