Broom Annette K, Whelan Peter I, Azuolas Joe, Dwyer Dominic, Hueston Linda, Mackenzie John S, Melville Loma, Ritchie Scott A, Smith David W
Department of Microbiology, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands.
Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2002;26(3):428-9. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2002.26.35.
Detection of flavivirus seroconversions in sentinel chicken flocks located throughout Australia is used to provide an early warning of increased levels of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) and Kunjin virus activity in the region. During the 2001/2002 season low levels of flavivirus activity were detected in northern Australia compared to previous years. MVE and Kunjin virus activity was detected in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia and the Northern Territory but not in north Queensland, New South Wales or Victoria. This is in contrast to the previous season when MVE activity was detected both in northern Australia and, for the first time in over 20 years, in New South Wales. Two cases of Murray Valley encephalitis were reported from the north of Western Australia during the 2001/2002 wet season.
对分布于澳大利亚各地的哨兵鸡群进行黄病毒血清转化检测,以提供该地区墨累谷脑炎(MVE)和库京病毒活动水平升高的早期预警。在2001/2002年季节,与前几年相比,澳大利亚北部检测到的黄病毒活动水平较低。在西澳大利亚州和北领地的金伯利和皮尔巴拉地区检测到了MVE和库京病毒活动,但在昆士兰州北部、新南威尔士州或维多利亚州未检测到。这与上一季形成对比,上一季在澳大利亚北部以及新南威尔士州检测到了MVE活动,这是20多年来的首次。在2001/2002年雨季期间,西澳大利亚州北部报告了两例墨累谷脑炎病例。