Part 6. Present plate boundary seismic, volcanic and kinematic processes: Seismicity and earthquake focal mechanisms in the New Guinea Solomon Islands region

Ross River virus (RRV) is the most medically significant mosquito-borne virus of Australia, in terms of human morbidity. RRV cases, characterised by febrile illness and potentially persistent arthralgia, have been reported from all Australian states and territories. RRV was the cause of a large-scale epidemic of multiple Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) from 1979 to 1980, involving at least 50,000 cases. Historical evidence of RRV seropositivity beyond Australia, in populations of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Indonesia and the Solomon Islands, has been documented. We describe the genomic characterisation and timescale analysis of the first isolate of RRV to be sampled from PNG to date. Our analysis indicates that RRV has evolved locally within PNG, independent of Australian lineages, over an approximate 40 year period. The mean time to most recent common ancestor (tMRCA) of the unique PNG clade coincides with the initiation of the PICTs epidemic in mid-1979. This may indicate that an ancestral variant of the PNG clade was seeded into the region during the epidemic, a period of high RRV transmission. Further epidemiological and molecular-based surveillance is required in PNG to better understand the molecular epidemiology of RRV in the general Australasian region.

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Present-day tectonic stress regime in Egypt and surrounding area based on inversion of earthquake focal mechanisms

Journal of African Earth Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.12.002 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 81 ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

H.M. Hussein ◽

K.M. Abou Elenean ◽

I.A. Marzouk ◽

I.M. Korrat ◽

I.F. Abu El-Nader ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tectonic Stress ◽

Focal Mechanisms ◽

Surrounding Area ◽

Stress Regime ◽

Earthquake Focal Mechanisms

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Earthquake focal mechanisms, deformation state, and seismotectonics of the Pamir-Tien Shan region, Central Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ◽

10.1029/95jb02158 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 100 (B10) ◽

pp. 20321-20343 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Albert A. Lukk ◽

Sergei L. Yunga ◽

Vladimir I. Shevchenko ◽

Michael W. Hamburger

Keyword(s):

Central Asia ◽

Focal Mechanisms ◽

Tien Shan ◽

Earthquake Focal Mechanisms ◽

Deformation State

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The Papua New Guinea-Solomon Islands Maritime Boundary

Ocean Yearbook Online ◽

10.1163/221160094x00096 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 179-192

Author(s):

Victor Prescott

Keyword(s):

Papua New Guinea ◽

Solomon Islands ◽

New Guinea ◽

Maritime Boundary

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Rice grassy stunt tenuivirus. [Distribution map].

Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases ◽

10.1079/dmpd/20056500745 ◽

1997 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Oryza Sativa ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Solomon Islands ◽

New Guinea ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Brunei Darussalam ◽

New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Rice grassy stunt tenuivirus Viruses: Tenuivirus. Hosts: Rice (Oryza sativa). Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bangladesh, Brunei, Darussalam, China, India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Indonesia, Java, Nusa, Tenggara, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Japan, Kyushu, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, OCEANIA, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

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Dysdercus sidae. [Distribution map].

Distribution Maps of Plant Pests ◽

10.1079/dmpp/20056600267 ◽

1970 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Host Plants ◽

Pacific Islands ◽

New Caledonia ◽

Solomon Islands ◽

New Guinea ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Irian Jaya ◽

New Hebrides ◽

New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Dysdercus sidae Montr. (D. insular is Stål) (Hemipt., Pyrrhocoridae). Host Plants: Cotton, kapok, Hibiscus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AUSTRALASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Fiji, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Niue, Papua & New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Wallis Islands, Irian Jaya.

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