Ross River Virus Antibody Prevalence, Fiji Islands, 2013-2015

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Apr;25(4):827-830. doi: 10.3201/eid2504.180694.

Abstract

A unique outbreak of Ross River virus (RRV) infection was reported in Fiji in 1979. In 2013, RRV seroprevalence among residents was 46.5% (362/778). Of the residents who were seronegative in 2013 and retested in 2015, 10.9% (21/192) had seroconverted to RRV, suggesting ongoing endemic circulation of RRV in Fiji.

Keywords: Fiji; Pacific; Ross River; arbovirus; immunoglobulin G; mosquitoborne diseases; seroprevalence; vector-borne infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alphavirus Infections / blood
  • Alphavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Alphavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Fiji / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Ross River virus / immunology*
  • Ross River virus / isolation & purification
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral