| investigation of the first case of dengue virus infection acquired in western australia in seven decades: evidence of importation of infected mosquitoes? | in october 2013, a locally-acquired case of dengue virus (denv) infection was reported in western australia (wa) where local dengue transmission has not occurred for over 70 years. laboratory testing confirmed recent denv infection and the case demonstrated a clinically compatible illness. the infection was most likely acquired in the pilbara region in the northwest of wa. follow up investigations did not detect any other locally-acquired dengue cases or any known dengue vector species in the lo ... | 2015 | 26406471 |