Bennett P H
J Rheumatol Suppl. 1983 Nov;10:34-6.
Epidemic polyarthritis caused by Ross River Virus (RRV) infection has occurred frequently in Australia, and since 1979 has spread into the South Pacific. An outbreak in the Cook Islands in 1980 was investigated and the virus isolated in about one-half of the subjects examined in the acute phases of the illness. Many of the affected adults (but not children) had acute self-limiting polyarthritis which occurred as soon as 3-4 days following infection. RRV infection provides a model for investigation of outbreaks of acute polyarthritis in man and for understanding the pathogenesis of acute viral-induced arthritis.
由罗斯河病毒（RRV）感染引起的流行性多关节炎在澳大利亚频繁发生，自1979年以来已蔓延至南太平洋地区。1980年对库克群岛的一次疫情进行了调查，在疾病急性期接受检查的约一半受试者中分离出了该病毒。许多受影响的成年人（而非儿童）患有急性自限性多关节炎，感染后3 - 4天即可发病。RRV感染为研究人类急性多关节炎的暴发以及理解急性病毒诱导性关节炎的发病机制提供了一个模型。
