Dengue in north Queensland, 2002.
In 2002 three separate outbreaks of dengue were detected in north Queensland, including the first documented outbreak of dengue 4 in Australia. Molecular analyses identified Thailand and Indonesia as the likely origin of two of the outbreaks. Investigations during 2002 also included a suspected dengue outbreak in the Torres Strait which proved to be a false alarm, and a number of imported cases of dengue in north Queensland.
D000328:Adult; D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology