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SINDBIS VIRUS INFECTION IN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Doherty K. L.,
Bodey A. S.,
Carew J. S.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb107563.x
Subject(s) - sindbis virus , virology , serology , virus , rash , alphavirus infection , disease , biology , alphavirus , immunology , medicine , antibody , dermatology , genetics , rna , gene
A child with a febrile illness with vesicular rash showed serological evidence of infection with Sindbis virus. Sindbis virus has been shown to cause similar syndromes in Africa, and further assessment of its importance in human disease in Australia is suggested.