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‘We want to be prepared’: ISU develops test for Japanese encephalitis virus

AMES, Iowa – When porcine epidemic diarrhea virus struck U.S. pig herds in 2013, the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory – which carries the nation’s largest swine caseload – ...
The Conversation

A warm, wet spring means more mozzies. How to protect yourself from the diseases they spread

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Epidemiologic Triad for the Mosquito-Borne Japanese Encephalitis Virus (IMAGE)

In a new article in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, researchers at Kansas State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommend the adoption of an enhanced ...
The Conversation

Murray Valley encephalitis has been detected in mozzies in NSW and Victoria. Here’s what you need to know

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

1st major outbreak of Japanese encephalitis hits Australia

Climate change may be to blame for the outbreak. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Australia's first-ever major outbreak of the ...