Four-month-old boy among Japanese encephalitis cases
Experts say sentinel chicken testing next summer will flag whether wider vaccination is needed
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Doctors have described Victoria’s first reported case of Japanese encephalitis in an infant as Australia’s unprecedented outbreak of the mosquito-borne infection continues.
The publication comes as experts warn next summer will likely reveal if the virus has become endemic and whether wider vaccination will be needed.