Japanese encephalitis has claimed a second life in NSW and been detected in Brisbane. What is it?

Japanese encephalitis has claimed a second life in NSW and been detected in Brisbane. What is it?

Source: The Conversation Indonesia

Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW. Here’s what you need to know about it.

A second man has died from Japanese encephalitis virus in New South Wales on March 6, the state’s health authorities confirmed on Friday. Aged in his 70s, the man was infected while holidaying in the Murrumbidgee region.
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