The genus Flaviviridae comprises about 70 members, of which about 30 are found in
southern, south‐eastern and eastern Asia and Australasia. These include major pathogens …

Over 65 arboviruses have been reported from countries in the Australasian zoogeographic
region, but only a few have been implicated in human disease. These include the …

Mosquito-borne arboviruses are an important public health issue in Australia. The
alphaviruses Ross River and Barmah Forest virus are widespread and active annually, and …

Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus has a great propensity to spread, expanding its range
through much of southeastern Asia in the past four decades (Umenai et al. 1985; Burke and …

Arboviruses are active annually in Australia. Although some such as Murray Valley
encephalitis (MVE) virus are responsible for only occasional human infections and dengue …

Previous studies have found Kunjin (KUN) virus isolates from within Australia to be
genetically homogenous and that the envelope protein of the type strain (MRM61C) was …

Alphavirus is a genus of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) in the family Togaviridae.
These viruses have a single-strand messenger or plus-sense RNA genome of ca. 11 700 …

RNA molecules display several features—some of which have been recognized only very
recently—that contribute to their potential for modification and evolution. Cellular transcripts …

Sequence data from the gene segments coding for the capsid protein, VP3, of all eight
Australian bluetongue virus serotypes were compared. The high degree of nucleotide …

Arboviruses are transmitted by arthropods (arthropod-borne virus) which can be mosquitoes
or other hematophagous arthropods, in which their life cycle occurs before transmission to …