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noun
Epidemic polyarthritis, a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by infection with Ross River virus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
In 1959, the virus was identified in samples from a mosquito (Aedes vigilax) trapped in the Ross River, located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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