Epidemiological analysis of mosquito-borne Pogosta disease in Finland, 2009.
Pogosta disease is a viral disease caused by a mosquito-borne alphavirus, Sindbis virus (SINV), and large human outbreaks of SINV infection have emerged in Finland every seven years. After a major outbreak in 2002 an epidemic was expected to take place in 2009. Data from the National Infectious Disease Registry showed a small outbreak in humans in 2009 with a total of 105 reported cases but the seven-year cycle did not recur as anticipated.
Sane
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Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland. jussi.sane@helsinki.fi
Guedes
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S
Kurkela
S
S
Lyytikäinen
O
O
Vapalahti
O
O
D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology*; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012845:Sindbis Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*