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Ross river virus infection in a Thuringian traveller returning from south-east Australia

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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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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF); Grant to Mathias W. Pletz (KI 011204).

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  1. Center for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, Erlanger Allee 101, Thuringia, 07740, Jena, Germany

    B. T. Schleenvoigt, S. Hagel, C. Forstner & M. W. Pletz

  2. Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

    B. T. Schleenvoigt & M. Baier

  3. Department of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

    S. Hagel

  4. Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

    M. W. Pletz

  5. Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    C. Forstner

  6. Medical Practice, Hinter dem Teichgarten 3, 07774, Dornburg-Camburg, Germany

    R. Kötsche

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Schleenvoigt, B.T., Baier, M., Hagel, S. et al. Ross river virus infection in a Thuringian traveller returning from south-east Australia. Infection 43, 229–230 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-014-0695-0

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