BRISBANE, Queensland, March 15 -- Queensland Health issued the following media release:
Queenslanders are urged to take measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes as health authorities confirmed the first detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in Brisbane.
Queensland Health confirmed routine mosquito surveillance programs detected the presence of JEV in Hemmant in Brisbane on Friday, warning also that the risk of human exposure may increase after recent flooding following Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Chief Health Officer Dr Heidi Carroll said this latest detection meant JEV posed an increased risk of infection in humans across a number of regions in Queensland, and that increased mosquito surveillance is currently underway as a ...