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PRO/AH/EDR> Ross River & Murray Valley encephalitis viruses – Australia: (SA) La Nina effect

Murray Valley encephalitis -- AustraliaSouth Australians have been warned that the risk of transmission of potentially deadly mosquito-borne diseases in the state is at its highest level in a decade.According to South Australia (SA) health authorities, conditions in the upcoming summer are shaping up to be similar to those in 2010/11 when the deadly Murray Valley encephalitis virus was last detected in humans and high numbers of the endemic Ross River virus were reported.Andrew Vickers, SA Health's Read more [...]