JE detected in Sunraysia

JE detected in Sunraysia

COMMUNITIES along the Murray have been deemed at high risk for Japanese encephalitis after the virus was detected as part of routine surveillance in Mildura. This follows confirmation from the Department of Health Victoria of the second recorded case...

NSW Health issue another warning following JEV death - Cowra Guardian

NSW Health continues to urge the public to be vigilant and take precautions against mosquitoes as NSW records its first death of a person with Japanese encephalitis (JE) since May 2022.A man aged in his 70s from northern Sydney died on 23 February in a Sydney hospital, where he had been receiving care for JE since early February.It is likely the man acquired JE while holidaying in the Murrumbidgee region in January. This is the state’s third con…

Japanese encephalitis virus found in more piggeries as vaccine nears market

Nearly one-third of Queensland piggeries are affected by Japanese encephalitis, with new vaccines being developed to protect against the virus.

Second confirmed human case of potentially deadly Japanese encephalitis likely to have been infected in Riverina

A second confirmed human case of the potentially deadly Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been identified in a resident of northern Victoria, with authorities saying this person was exposed to the virus while in the Riverina region of NSW on the Murray River. JE is a rare virus, similar to dengue and yellow fever, which is […]