Japanese encephalitis and other mosquito-borne viruses likely to rise after record-breaking Queensland rain

Japanese encephalitis and other mosquito-borne viruses likely to rise after record-breaking Queensland rain

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The latest data from Queensland Health shows the number of confirmed dengue fever cases this year are more than four times higher than at the same time in the previous four years.

Queenslanders are being warned of an expected surge in mosquito-borne viruses after flooding rain, as the state records its second death this year from Japanese encephalitis.
With towns like Thargomindah, in Queensland's south-west, still inundated f… [4428 chars]

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