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Movement of arboviruses between Indonesia and Western Australia

Harapan Harapan A B C D and Allison Imrie D E
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A Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia

B Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia

C Depertment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia

D School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia

E Tel.: +61 8 6457 1377; Fax: +61 8 6457 4519; Email: allison.imrie@uwa.edu.au

Microbiology Australia 42(4) 165-169 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA21047
Submitted: 30 August 2021  Accepted: 20 October 2021   Published: 8 November 2021

Journal Compilation © The Authors 2021 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND, published (by CSIRO Publishing) on behalf of the ASM

Abstract

Dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (DENV) are arboviruses of major public health importance. Monitoring circulation of medically important mosquito-borne viruses in the Indo Pacific region allows countries to predict disease outbreaks and prepare mitigation and control strategies. We have monitored long-term molecular epidemiology of DENV and CHIKV in Indonesia and Western Australia (WA), with febrile Western Australian travellers returning from Indonesia as sentinels. Our findings provide insights into the transmission dynamics of CHIKV genotypes and DENV serotypes, genotypes and lineages in the region and virus importation to WA. Our ongoing studies provide valuable and timely information on transmission of emerging and re-emerging arboviruses in the Indo Pacific region and furthermore provide detailed genomic data that inform our understanding of viral and epidemic virulence.


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