Serosurvey for Japanese encephalitis virus antibodies following an outbreak in an immunologically naïve population, Victoria, 2022: a cross-sectional study.
Madeleine J MarslandTilda N ThomsonHelen M O'BrienElizabeth PeachJody BelletteNicole HumphreysClare-Anne McKeonWilliam CrossMichael A MosoMitchell BattySuellen NicholsonTheo KarapanagiotidisChuan Kok LimDeborah Ann WilliamsonNoni WinklerArchana KoiralaKristine MacartneyAnna Glynn-RobinsonTony StewartCorinna MinkoKathryn J SnowJim BlackN Deborah FriedmanPublished in: The Medical journal of Australia (2024)
People living in northern Victoria are vulnerable to future JEV infection, but few risk factors are consistently associated with infection. Additional prevention strategies, including expanding vaccine eligibility, may be required to protect people in this region from Japanese encephalitis.