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Brisbane Ross River Virus Polyarthritis Cohort (Mylonas)
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Design notes & limitations. Prospective questionnaire-based natural-history study following joint symptoms and quality of life to 12 months; showed progressive resolution over 3–6 months in most patients. Enrolled sample size not captured here (pending human extraction from the primary paper).
Identity & trigger
- Cohort id
mylonas-rrv-polyarthritis- Aliases
- Ross River virus natural history cohort
- Outbreak / event
- n/r
- Pathogen
- Ross River virus (Virus)
- Exposure ascertainment
- serology
Design
- Design
- Prospective (inception)
- Denominator defined
- Partial
- Denominator method
- Patients diagnosed with Ross River virus disease by general practitioners (clinical symptoms plus paired serology) in greater Brisbane, followed prospectively.
- Recruitment
- outpatient clinic
- Time zero
- Diagnosis of acute Ross River virus disease (week)
- Control group
- None
Size & attrition
- Enrolled
- n/r
- Analysed / enrolled
- n/r
- Max follow-up (months)
- 12
Biospecimens
- Specimens
- Yes
- Types
- serum
- Acute-phase specimens
- Yes
- Biobank
- Unknown
- External access
- Unknown
Observations (0)
No observations recorded yet — contributions welcome via pull request.
Publications
- Mylonas AD, Brown AM, Carthew TL, et al. (2002). Natural history of Ross River virus-induced epidemic polyarthritis. Medical Journal of Australia. PMID 12358577 primary
Provenance & verification
- Registration
- n/r
- Funders
- n/r
- Related cohorts
- none
- Symptom-inventory scope
- Targeted panel
- Last verified
- 2026-07-20 — OSMF research-tracker (web-verified against source)