The first active cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in the Northern Territory, after a small number of feral pigs in the West Daly region have tested positive to the virus. Key points: JEV isn't transmitted from person to person or from eating infected meat Active cases have been detected in a small number of NT pigs A fatal …
A virus that can leave piglets stillborn and horses with anorexia has been detected in southern Australia for the first time. Key points: JEV is a mosquito-borne viral disease that mostly occurs in pigs and horses, but can cause disease in people and rarely in other animals Animals and people become infected through the bite of infected mosquitoes It cannot …