Japanese encephalitis is a rare virus that in serious cases can cause your brain to swell. Cases have also appeared in Victoria this week.
or through eating pork — has also been found recently in piggeries in Victoria and NSW, including one near the Queensland border at Tenterfield.
"The main thing everyone needs to know is that not everyone who gets this virus ends up with severe encephalitis or the severe manifestations — in most people that's not the case," Dr Griffin said. "It is something that we should take seriously enough to take some simple steps to reduce our chance of it being a big problem.
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