Investigation of the First Case of Dengue Virus Infection Acquired in Western Australia in Seven Decades: Evidence of Importation of Infected Mosquitoes?

• Michael D. A. Lindsay ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michael D. A. Lindsay, Andrew Jardine, Carolien Giele, Paul Armstrong, Naru Pal, David Smith

  Affiliation Public Health Division, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Andrew Jardine ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michael D. A. Lindsay, Andrew Jardine, Carolien Giele, Paul Armstrong, Naru Pal, David Smith

  * E-mail: Andrew.Jardine@health.wa.gov.au

  Affiliation Public Health Division, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Carolien Giele ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michael D. A. Lindsay, Andrew Jardine, Carolien Giele, Paul Armstrong, Naru Pal, David Smith

  Affiliation Public Health Division, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Paul Armstrong ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michael D. A. Lindsay, Andrew Jardine, Carolien Giele, Paul Armstrong, Naru Pal, David Smith

  Affiliation Public Health Division, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Suzi McCarthy ,

  ¶‡ SM, AW, HL, SH, and JN also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Amanda Whittle ,

  ¶‡ SM, AW, HL, SH, and JN also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation South West Population Health Unit, Department of Health, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

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• Naru Pal ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michael D. A. Lindsay, Andrew Jardine, Carolien Giele, Paul Armstrong, Naru Pal, David Smith

  Affiliation South West Population Health Unit, Department of Health, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

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• Heather Lyttle ,

  ¶‡ SM, AW, HL, SH, and JN also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Pilbara Population Health Unit, Department of Health, Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia

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• Sue Harrington ,

  ¶‡ SM, AW, HL, SH, and JN also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Public Health Division, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Jay Nicholson ,

  ¶‡ SM, AW, HL, SH, and JN also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Public Health Division, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• David Smith

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michael D. A. Lindsay, Andrew Jardine, Carolien Giele, Paul Armstrong, Naru Pal, David Smith

  Affiliations PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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