People are advised to prevent any mosquito bites as the rare but potentially fatal Murray Valley encephalitis is detected in the town of Menindee, where a flood emergency is underway.
abc.net.au/news/nsw-murray-valley-encephalitis-detected-in-menindee/101846158NSW Health has issued a warning about the rare but potentially fatal Murray Valley encephalitis virus which has been detected in a mosquito in the far west town of Menindee.MVE can cause severe neurological illness in rare cases but most people do not experience symptomsMurray Valley encephalitis is spread to humans by infected mosquitoes.
A small proportion of infected people may experience symptoms such as fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscle aches and loss of appetite. "Avoiding mosquito bites will also protect against other mosquito-borne infections including Japanese encephalitis, Ross River fever and Barmah Forest virus."Today the Victorian Department of Health also issued an alert about MVE after detections among mosquitoes in the north of the state.
South Australia has also warned residents there is a greater risk of MVE due to an explosion in mosquito populations at the moment.including one man who caught Japanese encephalitis virus MVE cannot be transmitted between humans and people cannot get the virus by touching an infected animal or eating animal products.
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