February 17, 2025 The DPI issued a Biosecurity Alert on Monday after Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was detected at two piggeries in southern Queensland. These are the first detections of JEV in animals in Queensland since July 2022. JEV is a zoonotic disease spread by mosquitoes that can cause reproductive issues in pigs and neurological signs in horses, such as lack of co-ordination, difficulty swallowing and impaired vision. The most commo…