First evidence of concurrent enzootic and endemic transmission of Ross River virus in the absence of marsupial reservoirs in Fiji
Author(s) -
Eri Togami,
Narayan Gyawali,
Oselyne Ong,
Mike Kama,
VanMai CaoLormeau,
Maïté Aubry,
Albert I. Ko,
Eric J. Nilles,
Julie CollinsEmerson,
Gregor J. Devine,
Philip Weinstein,
Colleen L. Lau
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.048
Subject(s) - ross river virus , enzootic , marsupial , seroprevalence , alphavirus , biology , alphavirus infection , chikungunya , outbreak , zoology , ecology , virology , virus , antibody , serology , immunology
Ross River virus (RRV) is a zoonotic alphavirus transmitted by several mosquito species. Until recently, endemic transmission was only considered possible in the presence of marsupial reservoirs.
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