Abstract
Three patients who lived in south-eastern Australia and who suffered acute polyarticular illnesses in the summer months of 1983-1984 and 1984-1985 are described. Two patients lived in the southwestern plains of New South Wales and one in Bairnsdale in eastern Victoria. Serological studies implicated Kokobera virus, a flavivirus, as the likely causative agent. This would appear to be the first report to indicate the pathogenicity of Kokobera virus.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / analysis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Female
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Flavivirus / immunology
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Hemagglutination Tests
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin M / analysis
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Male
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Sheep
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Sheep Diseases / transmission
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Togaviridae Infections / diagnosis
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Togaviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Togaviridae Infections / veterinary
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Zoonoses / transmission
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Immunoglobulin M