Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2019)

Ross River Virus Antibody Prevalence, Fiji Islands, 2013–2015

  • Maite Aubry,
  • Mike Kama,
  • Jessica Vanhomwegen,
  • Anita Teissier,
  • Teheipuaura Mariteragi-Helle,
  • Stephane Hue,
  • Martin L. Hibberd,
  • Jean-Claude Manuguerra,
  • Ketan Christi,
  • Conall H. Watson,
  • Eric J. Nilles,
  • Colleen L. Lau,
  • John Aaskov,
  • Didier Musso,
  • Adam J. Kucharski,
  • Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2504.180694
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 4
pp. 827 – 830

Abstract

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A unique outbreak of Ross River virus (RRV) infection was reported in Fiji in 1979. In 2013, RRV seroprevalence among residents was 46.5% (362/778). Of the residents who were seronegative in 2013 and retested in 2015, 10.9% (21/192) had seroconverted to RRV, suggesting ongoing endemic circulation of RRV in Fiji.

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