Brigidine College
Library Pathfinder

Biology – Extended Response

Online Journal and Newspaper Articles

Electric Library will give you access to full text up-to-date magazine and
newspaper articles.

Use the search string “Ross River Fever” and “Chikunguna”

Examples: an article titled “Mosquito-borne illnesses up but” appeared in the Cairns Post on 04-15-2008

Revealed that the infection rate of Ross River Fever was three times more than in 2007.

"Mozzie danger grows - Australia on the frontline of deadly African disease." Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia). 13 Feb 2008.

World Wide Web

DHCS Northern Terrority Government Ross River Fact Sheet

http://www.nt.gov.au/health/cdc/fact_sheets/RRV.pdf

Ross River Virus Fact Sheet
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-arbovirus-pdf-fsrossriver.htm

Ross River Fever . ABC Health and Wellbeing
http://www.abc.net.au/health/library/stories/2006/01/19/1831791.htm

Simplified Life Cycle of Ross River Fever
http://www.rkm.com.au/RossRiver.html

Ross River Virus. Health Insite
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Ross_River_Virus

Ross River Virus Transmission, Infection and Disease : a cross-disciplinary review

http://cmr.highwire.org/cgi/content/abstract/14/4/909

http://cmr.highwire.org/cgi/reprint/14/4/909

Clinical and pathological aspects

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15201600?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA

Territorians urged to clean up to reduce Ross River virus risk. DHCS
http://www.nt.gov.au/health/news/2008/news_04_02_clean_up_to_reduce_ross_river.shtml

Mosquito-borne disease warning for top end. Insight into when the virus is most prevalent
DHCS
http://www.nt.gov.au/health/news/2008/news_19_03_mosquito_borne_disease_warning.shtml

Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin
A number of articles relevant to the virus appears in this bulletin
http://www.nt.gov.au/health/docs/cdc_bulletin_June_2007.pdf

Ross River Cases Soar. Courier Mail Article
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22502731-3102,00.html?from=mostpop

What is Chikungunya disease?
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ohp-arbovirus-fschikungunya.htm

Chikunguna. Excellent
Centre for disease control fact sheet. Dept of Health and Community Services.
Northern Territory Government

http://www.nt.gov.au/health/cdc/fact_sheets/chikungunya.pdf

Government of Mauritius. Questions and Answers Chikungunya Virus

Outlines personal and community measures being undertaken in Mauritius

http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/orans25apr06.pdf

Media Report. Dept of Health and Community Services. Northern Territory Government

Mosquito Borne Diseases Warning

http://www.nt.gov.au/health/news/2008/news_19_03_mosquito_borne_disease_warning.shtml
Includes precautions

NT Disease Control Bulletin

2 articles :

Mosquito vector control in the NT

Ross River virus surveillance

http://www.nt.gov.au/health/cdc/fact_sheets/RRV.pdf

NT Disease Control Bulletin

An imported case of Chikungunya in the NT and a summary of the ecology of the disease also looks at prevention and control and activity in Australia

http://www.nt.gov.au/health/docs/cdc_bulletin_June_2007.pdf

Emergence of a the Chikungunya virus in the Indian Subcontinent after 32 years : a review

Relevant information in this article includes:

http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/434151.PDF

Chikungunya Fever : Clinical manifestations and management

http://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2006/November/editorial2.pdf

Centre for Disease Control and Infection

Facts on transmission, symptoms, diagnostic testing and prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/chikungunya