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

B T Schleenvoigt; M Baier; S Hagel; C Forstner; R Kötsche; M W Pletz

doi:10.1007/s15010-014-0695-0

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

Infection. 2015 Apr;43(2):229-30. doi: 10.1007/s15010-014-0695-0. Epub 2014 Oct 22.

Authors

B T Schleenvoigt¹, M Baier, S Hagel, C Forstner, R Kötsche, M W Pletz

Affiliation

¹ Center for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, Erlanger Allee 101, Thuringia, 07740, Jena, Germany, benjamin.schleenvoigt@med.uni-jena.de.

PMID: 25380568
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-014-0695-0

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alphavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Alphavirus Infections / virology*
Female
Germany
Humans
Middle Aged
Ross River virus*
South Australia
Travel*