WA Health issues warning after mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus detected in Pilbara for first time - The West Australian

Health authorities are warning people in WA’s north to protect themselves after mosquitoes carrying the Japanese encephalitis virus were detected in the Pilbara for the first time.

The deadly virus was identified last month in Newman via a surveillance program that tests chickens for signs of the disease.

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