Category: Japanese encephalitis

Health Hazard Warnings Issued in NSW and South Australia as Mosquito Population Skyrockets

January 12, 2023
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Health authorities in New South Wales (NSW) and South Australia have warned their residents to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes as flooding and summer weather conditions have caused dangerous mosquito-borne viruses to emerge in the two states. On Jan. 11, NSW Health announced that the potentially fatal Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus was detected in…

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Promising Trials for More Affordable Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

April 1, 2022
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Researchers in Queensland are trialling a new alternative to the delivery of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine by injecting the inoculation into the top layer of the skin to increase affordability and take-up numbers in Australia. “This potential approach could lower the cost of JE vaccination and protect four times as many people per vaccine…

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Japanese Encephalitis Detected at Three South Australian Piggeries

March 24, 2022
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Japanese encephalitis has been detected at three more South Australian (SA) piggeries, bringing the total number of cases in SA to four. According to a Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) media release on Thursday, the detections were in the local government areas of Murray Bridge, Coorong, Loxton, and Waikerie. South Australia’s Chief…

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