Murray Valley encephalitis has been detected in mozzies in NSW and Victoria. Here's what you need to know
- Written by: Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
Where there’s water, you’ll find mosquitoes – including some that transmit viruses that can make us seriously ill.
Authorities have been on alert after an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis last summer which resulted in 45 human cases and seven deaths. Favourable conditions for mosquitoes continued.
Now, we’ve seen the...
