A case of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus has been detected in the Northern Territory.
NT Health officials have issued a health alert after a woman in her 70s died from Murray Valley encephalitis in January.
The disease is rare but potentially fatal, and there is no treatment or vaccine.
NT Health said the woman was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital and she had most likely contracted the virus in Darwin.
Health authorities in South Australia and Victoria have also recently detected the virus in their respective states.
There have been a total of 39 MVE cases around Australia since recording began in 1974 and nine deaths.
This is the third case acquired in the Northern Territory since 2018.
