Ross River virus infection in a Thuringian traveller returning from south-east Australia
| Autor: | Stefan Hagel, Michael Baier, Mathias W. Pletz, Christina Forstner, R. Kötsche, Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Ross river virus infection Culex viruses Clinical manifestation Arbovirus Ross River virus Germany parasitic diseases South Australia South east medicine Humans Aedes Travel biology Alphavirus Infections virus diseases General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Virology Infectious Diseases Geography Female Demography |
| Zdroj: | Infection. 43(2) |
| ISSN: | 1439-0973 |
| Popis: | Ross River virus (RRV) is an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes and Culex mosquitos. It is endemic in Australia, New Zealand and south-east Asia. Clinical manifestation rates in adults range about 20–40 %. Symptoms involve arthralgia, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, fever and rash. Here we report a case of RRV in a Thuringian traveller who visited the urban South-East of Australia. |
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