Ross River Virus Antibody Prevalence, Fiji Islands, 2013-2015.
Aubry, Maite; Kama, Mike; Vanhomwegen, Jessica; Teissier, Anita; Mariteragi-Helle, Teheipuaura; Hue, Stephane
; Hibberd, Martin L; Manuguerra, Jean-Claude; Christi, Ketan; Watson, Conall H; +6 more...Nilles, Eric J; Lau, Colleen L; Aaskov, John; Musso, Didier; Kucharski, Adam J
; and Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai
(2019)
Ross River Virus Antibody Prevalence, Fiji Islands, 2013-2015.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 25 (4).
pp. 827-830.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2504.180694
A unique outbreak of Ross River virus (RRV) infection was reported in Fiji in 1979. In 2013, RRV seroprevalence among residents was 46.5% (362/778). Of the residents who were seronegative in 2013 and retested in 2015, 10.9% (21/192) had seroconverted to RRV, suggesting ongoing endemic circulation of RRV in Fiji.
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Date Deposited | 16 Apr 2019 09:31 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8580-6905
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