Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2017)

Ross River Virus Seroprevalence, French Polynesia, 2014–2015

  • Maite Aubry,
  • Anita Teissier,
  • Michael Huart,
  • Sébastien Merceron,
  • Jessica Vanhomwegen,
  • Claudine Roche,
  • Anne-Laure Vial,
  • Sylvianne Teururai,
  • Sébastien Sicard,
  • Sylvie Paulous,
  • Philippe Desprès,
  • Jean-Claude Manuguerra,
  • Henri-Pierre Mallet,
  • Didier Musso,
  • Xavier Deparis,
  • Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.170583
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 10
pp. 1751 – 1753

Abstract

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Ross River virus (RRV), spread by Aedes and Culex mosquitoes, is the most commonly transmitted arbovirus in Australia. A serosurvey of blood donors in French Polynesia during 2011–2013 suggested that RRV circulated without being detected. We report RRV circulation in French Polynesia based on further screening of blood samples collected during 2014–2015.

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