An ACT man in his 70s has died after contracting the mosquito-borne virus following his holiday in the Murrumbidgee region.

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A Chinese team of virologists has found that this virus carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was ...

Kyasanur Forest disease virus; KUNV: Kunjin virus; MVEV: Murray Valley encephalitis; OHFV: Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus; SLEV: St Louis encephalitis virus; TBEV: Tick-borne encephalitis virus ...

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In addition to JE virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, Kunjin, Ross River, and Barmah Forest viruses can also be spread by mosquito bites.' JEV has also been detected in mosquito populations in the ...

“In addition to JE virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, Kunjin, Ross River, and Barmah Forest viruses can also be spread by mosquito bites.” A man who spent time camping in the south west of NSW ...

In addition to JE virus, Murray Valley Encephalitis, Kunjin, Ross River, and Barmah Forest viruses can also be spread by mosquito bites,” he said. Loading Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a rare ...