title: Mosquito-borne viruses and epidemic polyarthritis.
abstract: The two most common mosquito-borne viruses associated with epidemic polyarthritis and polyarticular disease are Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses, accounting for about 90% and 10%, respectively, of serologically confirmed cases. Occasional cases of polyarticular disease in Australia have been associated with infection by other mosquito-borne arboviruses, but the role of these viruses in human disease remains to be confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, Brisbane. mackenzie@biosci.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000524:Alphavirus; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission; D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000821:virology*; D001315:Australia; D009033:Culicidae; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D012398:Ross River virus