Japanese Encephalitis Emergence in Australia: The Potential Population at Risk.

Yakob, Laith; Hu, Wenbiao; Frentiu, Francesca D; Gyawali, Narayan; Hugo, Leon E; Johnson, Brian; Lau, Colleen; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2023

review · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

In Australia, Japanese encephalitis virus circulated in tropical north Queensland between 1995 and 2005. In 2022, a dramatic range expansion across the southern states has resulted in 30 confirmed human cases and 6 deaths. We discuss the outbreak drivers and estimate the potential size of the human population at risk.

Medical subject headings