# Ross River fever

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Epidemic polyarthritis, a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by infection with Ross River virus.

## Etymology
In 1959, the virus was identified in samples from a mosquito (Aedes vigilax) trapped in the Ross River, located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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