Scientists puzzled after human JEV cases emerge in two states
Associate Professor Gregor Devine says it is hard to predict if another outbreak is looming.
The first human case of Japanese encephalitis has been reported in Australia, 18 months after the virus was declared not a major health threat.
The Federal Government ended the national emergency response for the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) outbreak in June 2023, after 45 human infections, including seven people who died.
