| geographic distribution of arbovirus antibodies in indigenous human populations in the indo-australian archipelago. | sera from lifetime residents in 16 localities of the indo-australian archipelago and adjacent areas were tested for hemagglutination-inhibition antibody against four alpha-viruses (sindbis, getah, chikungunya, and ross river) and for neutralizing antibody against six flaviviruses (dengue 2 and 3, japanese encephalitis, murray valley encephalitis, kunjin, and edge hill). mosquito collections were carried out in some of the localities to study vector relationships to distribution of the arbovirus ... | 1979 | 453438 |
| arbovirus infections of humans in high-risk areas of south-eastern australia: a continuing study. | to determine the current immune status of high-risk populations of new south wales and victoria to the arboviral pathogens, murray valley encephalitis (mve) and kunjin (kun) viruses, which are associated with australian encephalitis (ae), and ross river (rr) and kokobera (kok) viruses which are associated with polyarthritis. further, to estimate seroconversion rates to these viruses in high-risk populations over the 10-year period 1981-1991. | 1993 | 8393128 |
| australia's notifiable diseases status, 2001: annual report of the national notifiable diseases surveillance system. | in 2001 there were 104,187 notifications of communicable diseases in australia reported to the national notifiable diseases surveillance system (nndss). the number of notifications in 2001 was an increase of 16 per cent of those reported in 2000 (89,740) and the largest annual total since the nndss commenced in 1991. in 2001, nine new diseases were added to the list of diseases reported to nndss and four diseases were removed. the new diseases were cryptosporidiosis, laboratory-confirmed influen ... | 2003 | 12725505 |
| the viruses of australia and the risk to tourists. | australia is a climatically diverse country varying from a tropical climate in the north to arid central desert and grassland regions, and to temperate climates in the south. there are many viral infections found in australia that are common to developed countries worldwide, but this article will focus on those that pose a special risk for travellers to australia, especially the mosquito-borne viruses. the commonest are the members of the alphavirus genus, particularly ross river virus and barma ... | 2011 | 21679887 |