An outbreak of Ross River virus disease in the south-west of Western Australia

Authors

  • Michael Lindsay Department of Microbiology, The University of Western Australia, QE II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, 6907.
  • Nidia Oliveira Department of Microbiology, The University of Western Australia, QE II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, 6907.
  • Eva Jasinska Department of Microbiology, The University of Western Australia, QE II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, 6907.
  • Cheryl Johansen Department of Microbiology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld.
  • Susan A Harrington Medical Entomology Section, Environmental Health Branch, The Health Department of Western Australia, WA.
  • Tony Wright Medical Entomology Section, Environmental Health Branch, The Health Department of Western Australia, WA.
  • David Smith Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research WA.

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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.16

Abstract

An outbreak of Ross River virus disease is occurring in the south-west of Western Australia. Over 500 serologically confirmed cases were reported from November 1995 to February 1996. The main regions affected by the mosquito-borne disease are communities on the Swan Coastal Plain south of Perth. Cases have also been reported from towns further south or inland and from Perth itself. We present a preliminary overview of the number of human cases, mosquito and virus activity and environmental conditions prior to and during the outbreak.

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Lindsay MD, Condon R, Mackenzie JS, et al. A major outbreak of Ross River virus infection in the south-west of Western Australia and the Perth Metropolitan area. Comm Dis Intell 1992; 16: 290-294.

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18/03/96

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Lindsay, Michael, Nidia Oliveira, Eva Jasinska, Cheryl Johansen, Susan A Harrington, A E Wright, and David Smith. 1996. “An Outbreak of Ross River Virus Disease in the South-West of Western Australia”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 20 (March):136-39. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.16.

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Vol. 20 (1996)

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