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Australia seeks Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine for pigs, horses amid livestock threat

The federal government has confirmed it is in the process of obtaining vaccines internationally for horses and pigs to protect them from Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV).

Days after the South Australian government extended its JEV vaccination program to at-risk shack owners along the Murray River, a departmental spokesperson from the federal government said it was in discussions with international manufacturers for vaccines appropriate for use on animals. 

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