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Authorities are reinforcing earlier health warnings around the escalated risks to regional residents from Japanese and Murray Valley Encephalitis
Independent Member for Barwon Roy Butler has advised western area residents to take care as the risk of Japanese encephalitis (JE) and Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) has increased along with the warmer weather.
With the state experiencing heavy rain resulting in water lying around which, combined with warmer temperatures, provides ideal conditions for mosquito breeding…