Definition of Barmah Forest virus in English:
Barmah Forest virus
nounˌbɑːmə ˈfɒrɪst ˌvʌɪrəs
mass nounA mosquito-borne viral disease characterized by a rash, and joint and muscle pain.
twelve people have been struck down with Barmah Forest virus so far this year
Example sentencesExamples
- "We are seeing increased reports of Ross River and Barmah Forest virus from the capital cities too."
- The incidence of Ross River and Barmah Forest virus infections increase greatly during summer.
- Barmah Forest virus was detected.
- Georges River residents and visitors have been warned to protect themselves against mosquito bites after the Barmah Forest virus was found in mosquitoes trapped at Alfords Point in January.
- Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses are now commonly reported from southern states.
- On the east coast, from south-east Queensland through to the far northern NSW border, you also get lots of nuisance of biting from mosquitoes and the chance of Barmah Forest Virus.
- The Public Health Unit has updated the warning from February 4 after Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses were identified in mosquitoes collected from these suburbs.
- Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE), Ross River fever (RRF) and Barmah Forest virus (BFV) occur periodically in parts of Australia.
- The alphaviruses Barmah Forest virus and Ross River virus accounted for 6,036 (77 %) of these.
- Dengue fever, with similar symptoms to Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses, is another mosquito-borne danger, present north of Townsville.
Origin
1980s: from Barmah Forest in northern Victoria, where the virus was first isolated.