Ross River virus infection in the north-west outskirts of the Sydney basin

In early 1997, 69 cases of Ross River virus infection were reported in the north-western outskirts of Sydney. This represents a substantial increase over the maximum of 12 cases reported in any one year since 1991. The majority of cases (71%) are thought to have been locally acquired. This is the fi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Communicable diseases intelligence 1998-06, Vol.22 (6), p.101-102
Hauptverfasser:	Amin, J, Hueston, L, Dwyer, D E, Capon, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Alphavirus Infections - epidemiology Alphavirus Infections - transmission Alphavirus Infections - virology Antibodies, Viral - analysis Australia - epidemiology Child Disease Notification Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Ross River virus - immunology Ross River virus - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	In early 1997, 69 cases of Ross River virus infection were reported in the north-western outskirts of Sydney. This represents a substantial increase over the maximum of 12 cases reported in any one year since 1991. The majority of cases (71%) are thought to have been locally acquired. This is the first reported outbreak of Ross River virus infection in this area and highlights the need for metropolitan health services to be vigilant about a disease that has primarily been associated with rural and semirural areas in New South Wales.
ISSN:	0725-3141