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Japanese encephalitis vaccines expanded as one in 11 people tested show infection signs

Vaccinations for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) are ramping up in communities on both sides of the NSW-Victoria border, after a new study found about one in 11 people surveyed had been infected.

The NSW Health study collected blood samples from volunteers in Corowa, Temora, Griffith, Dubbo and Balranald.

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