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SA Health issues alert after potentially deadly mosquito-borne viruses are detected – 7NEWS.com.au
Be warned – there is no vaccine or cure for the virus in humans.
South Australians have been warned to protect themselves against mosquito bites after a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus was detected in a chicken.
Routine monitoring of sentinel chickens found one of five chickens in a surveillance flock based near Meningie, southeast of Adelaide, tested positive for Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus (MVEv) and Kunjin virus, SA Health said.
The Department for Health and Wellbeings Acting Executive Director of Health Protection and Licensing Services, Dr Fay…
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