Sentinel cluster of locally acquired Japanese encephalitis in southern Australia

Prior to January 2022, only a single case of infection with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) had been reported on the Australian mainland, acquired in the northern extremity on Cape York. We report the clinical characteristics of the sentinel cluster of cases that confirmed the local acquisition of...

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Published in:Internal medicine journal 2023-05, Vol.53 (5), p.835-840
Main Authors: Thorburn, Samuel, Friedman, Deborah, Burston, John, Kinsella, Paul M., Martin, Genevieve E., Williamson, Deborah A., Jackson, Justin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Australia
climate
Culex
Encephalitis
Encephalitis Virus, Japanese
Encephalitis, Japanese
Humans
Japanese encephalitis
South Australia
vector‐borne
Victoria
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Summary:Prior to January 2022, only a single case of infection with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) had been reported on the Australian mainland, acquired in the northern extremity on Cape York. We report the clinical characteristics of the sentinel cluster of cases that confirmed the local acquisition of JEV in southern Australia along the Murray River bordering New South Wales and Victoria.
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/imj.16086