A second man in 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 ...

A Bowen man has become the first in Queensland thought to have died from Japanese encephalitis since 2022. Public health officials are concerned the risk of exposure to the virus may increase ...

A Bowen man has tragically become the region’s first fatal victim to a ‘probable’ case of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV). The Mackay Public Health Unit confirmed that the man had been ...

Australians are being warned of increased disease risk as mosquito numbers swarm over the Christmas and summer holiday period. Doctors are urging people to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites ...

The second likely death from the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus has been recorded in South East Queensland, after a patient presented to a Brisbane hospital. When questioned by The ...