We report a case of Barmah Forest virus infection in a child from Central Province, Papua New Guinea, who had no previous travel history. Genomic characterization of the virus showed divergent origin compared with viruses previously detected, supporting the hypothesis that the range of Barmah Forest virus extends beyond Australia.
Keywords: Australia; Barmah Forest virus; PCR; Papua New Guinea; arbovirus; divergence; divergent strain; genomes; viruses; whole-genome sequencing.