Authorities have issued warnings for people in parts of Western Australia to avoid mosquito bites after Murray Valley encephalitis virus was detected in local mosquitoes. Here’s what you need to know.

Cameron Webb and the Department of Medical Entomology, NSW Health Pathology and University of Sydney, have been engaged by a wide range of insect repellent and insecticide manufacturers to provide ...

Mosquitoes are a problem every summer. But the recent arrival of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus in eastern Australia brings more significant concerns. Science X Daily and the Weekly ...

The case is considered the state’s first Japanese encephalitis case this summer, and has sparked fresh warnings for a large ...

A second case of Japanese encephalitis has been identified in a resident of northern Victoria, prompting a health alert. The ...

While some parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales are still on alert for flooding, others are starting the difficult clean-up process as flood waters recede. Cooler temperatures ...