This is very much a OneHealth issue.
Pigs are the amplifying host, migratory birds the natural reservoir, mosquitoes the vector. JEV has killed 10 Australians since 2022.
The APVMA needs to understand its role in OneHealth, industry does!
Climate change will see more of these challenges enter Oz!
Pigs are the amplifying host, migratory birds the natural reservoir, mosquitoes the vector. JEV has killed 10 Australians since 2022.
The APVMA needs to understand its role in OneHealth, industry does!
Climate change will see more of these challenges enter Oz!
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ABC News Bot (unofficial)
Australia's $6 billion pork industry is still waiting for a vaccine three years after a deadly outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus.
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Previous southern limit was Torres Strait & Cape York with human cases in 1995/98. 2022 outbreak initially skipped QLD occurring in Riverina and tracked along the Murray.
Vaccines overseas of various quality, less of a production issue when endemic.
Same occurs with other regs like the TGA. They sometimes believe their standards are higher than everyone else, too.