He is an employee of the Department of Health, Queensland government. A second man has died from Japanese encephalitis virus in New South Wales on March 6, the state’s health authorities ...

Japanese encephalitis virus has also been detected for the first time in mosquitoes collected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs, Queensland health authorities confirmed on Saturday. With mosquito ...

Along with these issues, scientists have flagged a potentially deadly threat: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). With stagnant floodwaters providing the perfect breeding grounds, the rise in mosquito ...

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 ...

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 ...

Queensland’s top scientists are concerned that the deadly Japanese encephalitis virus will spread to coastal areas following the floods and the anticipated explosion of mosquitoes. QIMR ...

"We typically see an increase of Ross River and Barmah Forest virus around this time of year, and we've also had significant cases of dengue and an expansion of Japanese encephalitis as far down ...