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Japanese encephalitis case detected in Riverland man, SA Health says

A case of Japanese encephalitis has been identified in a man from the Riverland, where there is an ongoing flood emergency.

SA Health said the man, in his 80s, was the first identified case of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the state this mosquito season and was likely to have "recently acquired" the infection.

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