Scrimgeour E M, Aaskov J G, Matz L R
Department of Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1987;81(5):833-4. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(87)90045-9.
In 1975 it was reported that antibodies to Ross River virus (RRV) were present in the sera of many population groups in Papua New Guinea. We describe here 3 cases of polyarthritis that occurred in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, during 1980-81 and in which the diagnosis of RRV infection was confirmed by serological tests, and 3 other cases in which serological tests suggested RRV infection but were not diagnostic. A possible case of fatal RRV encephalitis is also reported.
1975年有报道称，巴布亚新几内亚许多人群的血清中存在罗斯河病毒（RRV）抗体。我们在此描述1980 - 1981年间在巴布亚新几内亚首都莫尔斯比港发生的3例多关节炎病例，这些病例经血清学检测确诊为RRV感染，另有3例血清学检测提示RRV感染但无法确诊。此外还报道了1例可能由RRV引起的致命性脑炎病例。
