Epidemic polyarthritis

Epidemic polyarthritis is an outdated term that was formerly used to refer to polyarthritis caused by two mosquito-borne viruses endemic to Australasia:

Barmah Forest virus, which causes Barmah Forest Fever
Ross River virus (RRV), which causes Ross River Fever

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