#Human japanese update#

Illness usually begins with symptoms such as sudden onset of fever, headache and vomiting. Most Japanese encephalitis virus infections in people are asymptomatic, however, those with severe infection (which occurs in less than one per cent of cases) may experience neck stiffness, coma, and more rarely, permanent neurological complications or death.Įncephalitis is the most serious clinical consequence of infection. Pigs and some species of wild birds are amplifying hosts. Once infected, they do not play a role in transmitting the virus. People and horses are considered ‘dead end’ hosts. In rare cases, Japanese encephalitis can cause disease in people.

The virus can cause reproductive losses and encephalitis in pigs and horses. Japanese encephalitis is a viral zoonotic disease that is spread by mosquitoes. There are currently more than 60 infected piggeries across the four states.

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has also reported additional infected piggeries. The death toll remains at three–one each in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.Ī Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance was declared by health officials on March 4. The breakdown is as follows: Image/OpenClipart-VectorsĢ3 have been confirmed with definitive laboratory evidence: New South Wales (10), Queensland (2), South Australia (3) and Victoria (8).ġ2 are probable cases where the person has been linked epidemiologically and/or has symptoms of the disease and has laboratory suggestive evidence: Queensland (2), South Australia (5), Victoria (3) and NSW (2).

#Human japanese update#

NewsDesk an update on the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) situation affecting several states in Australia, the Department of Health now reports 35 human cases.