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epidemic polyarthritis

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epidemic polyarthritis
n.
A mild febrile illness of humans in Australia characterized by polyarthralgia and rash, and caused by the Ross River virus.
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Several thousand cases of epidemic polyarthritis are reported annually in Australia, making Ross River virus the most important arboviral pathogen in that country (2,3).
Ross River virus disease reemergence, Fiji, 2003-2004 by Campbell, Grant L. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
It was first identified as epidemic polyarthritis in the Murrumbidgee River area of New South Wales, Australia, in 1928 (3).
Climate variation and incidence of Ross River Virus in Cairns, ... by Hu, Wenbiao / Environmental Health Perspectives
The most common arbovirus causing human disease is Ross River virus, an alphavirus, which causes an epidemic polyarthritis.
Emerging Viral Diseases: An Australian Perspective by Mackenzie, John S. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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