Increased Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels in Prolonged Arthralgia in Ross River Virus Infection

Increased Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels in Prolonged Arthralgia in Ross River Virus Infection

Ross River virus, a mosquitoborne alphavirus, causes epidemic polyarthritis in Australia and the Pacific region. We analyzed serum cytokine, chemokine, and growth factor levels in travelers returning to Germany from Australia. Serum samples showed elevated concentrations in the acute phase of the il...

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Main Authors: Dennis Tappe, José Vicente Pérez-Girón, Sergio Gómez-Medina, Stephan Günther, César Muñoz-Fontela, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
arthralgia
arthritis
viruses
cytokines
Ross River virus
Australia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-0466_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-0466_article

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