Arbovirus and malaria surveillance

Table of arboviruses of importance to Australia

Names and describes arboviruses of importance to Australia.

Virus Genus	Name of Virus	Abbreviation of the virus name	Description of disease
Flavivirus	Murray Valley encephalitis virus	MVEV	Murray Valley encephalitis or MVE may be used to describe the encephalitic illness due to MVEV. For other illnesses use MVEV followed by a description of the illness, eg MVEV fever or MVEV infection
Flavivirus	Kunjin virus	KUNV	Use KUNV followed by a description of the illness, eg KUNV fever or KUNV encephalitis
Flavivirus	Japanese encephalitis virus	JEV	Japanese encephalitis or JE may be used to describe the encephalitic illness due to JEV. For other illnesses use JEV followed by a description of the illness, eg JEV fever or JEV infection
Flavivirus	West Nile virus	WNV	Use WNV followed by a description of the illness, eg WNV fever or WNV encephalitis
Flavivirus	Dengue 1, 2, 3 and 4 virus	DENV-1 DENV-2 DENV-3 DENV-4	Dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever (or DHF), and dengue shock syndrome (or DSS) may be used to describe those clinical entities. For other use DENV followed by a description of the illness, eg DENV encephalopathy
Alphavirus	Ross River virus	RRV	Use RRV followed by a description of the illness, eg RRV disease or RRV polyarthralgia
Alphavirus	Barmah Forest virus	BFV	Use BFV followed by a description of the illness, eg BFV disease or BFV polyarthralgia
Alphavirus	Chikungunya virus	CHIKV	Use CHIKV followed by a description of the illness, eg CHIKV disease or CHIKV polyarthralgia
Bunyavirus	Rift Valley fever virus	RVFV	Rift Valley fever or RVF may be used to describe the febrile illness due to RVFV. For other illnesses use RVFV followed by a description of the illness, eg RVFV encephalitis or RVFV infection