A second case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been confirmed in northern Victoria, with health officials warning of widespread virus detection along the Murray River from Mildura to Moira. “The resident was likely exposed in the Riverina region of New South Wales along the Murray River,” said Victoria’s deputy chief health officer Christian McGrath, who confirmed the diagnosis occurred in February. This follows December’s case involving a man from Katunga in northern Victoria who “remains quite unwell,” according to Dr. McGrath. The news comes just one week after a Sydney man died while vacationing in southern NSW – the state’s … Continue reading Second Japanese Encephalitis Case Confirmed in Northern Victoria