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Recent arrival of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus in eastern Australia

A wet spring and summer means more mosquitoes but now we've got Japanese encephalitis virus to worry about too

Mosquitoes belonging to the genus Culex are thought to play the most important role in Japanese encephalitis virus transmission. Credit: Cameron Webb/NSW Health Pathology

Mosquitoes are a problem every summer. But the recent arrival of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus in eastern Australia brings more significant concerns.


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