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

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

Objectives: 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. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Colleen Lau, Maite Aubry, Didier Musso, Anita Teissier, Sylvie Paulous, Philippe Desprès, Xavier de-Lamballerie, Boris Pastorino, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau, Philip Weinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
River virus
Arboviruses
Emerging infectious diseases
Ecology
Pacific Islands
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300449

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