Avoiding Japanese encephalitis virus, the latest mozzie-borne disease causing alarm

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Avoiding Japanese encephalitis virus, the latest mozzie-borne disease causing alarm

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Vanessa Weenink

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Mosquitoes transmitting JEV are usually found in wetlands and drainage ditches, and bite mostly at dawn and dusk
Travellers to Asia are probably mindful of the risks of malaria, dengue fever or Zika virus disease. But authorities are warning Australians to take c