title: Emerging viral infections in Australia.
abstract: Emerging viruses include known viruses that have increased in incidence or geographic range (such as enteroviruses and Japanese encephalitis virus), new viruses associated with known diseases (Australian bat lyssavirus) and new viruses associated with previously unrecognized diseases (Hendra and Nipah viruses). Some may have a predilection for children (Japanese encephalitis, influenza viruses and enterovirus 71) and vigilance is essential to ensure early recognition of these agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. andrewd@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Dwyer
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D015980:Public Health Practice; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission