People living near the Murray river or adjacent regions urged to take extra precautions to avoid disease transmitted by mosquitoes
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The likely first summer case of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus has been identified in regional Victoria.
Japanese encephalitis, a flavivirus related to dengue and yellow fever, was detected in a resident in the state’s north, the Department of Health announced on Tuesday.
