Life-threatening: Aussie diagnosed with rare Japanese encephalitis
Prevailing northwest winds and tropical storms may be blowing infected mosquitoes into the Torres Strait
A returned Australian traveller has contracted Japanese encephalitis, a rare viral infection spread by mosquito bites, after returning from holidaying in Bali.
Dez Ginns, a 60-year-old Queensland hairdresser, has been in a critical condition in intensive care at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for almost a month since falling ill shortly after his return.
