title: Illness caused by a Kokobera-like virus in south-eastern Australia.
abstract: Three patients who lived in south-eastern Australia and who suffered acute polyarticular illnesses in the summer months of 1983-1984 and 1984-1985 are described. Two patients lived in the southwestern plains of New South Wales and one in Bairnsdale in eastern Victoria. Serological studies implicated Kokobera virus, a flavivirus, as the likely causative agent. This would appear to be the first report to indicate the pathogenicity of Kokobera virus.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005416:Flavivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D014036:Togaviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M