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Health
Tara Cosoleto

More NSW encephalitis than first thought

Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant is urging people in NSW to protect themselves against encephalitis. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

More people in NSW had Japanese encephalitis than first thought, a NSW Health study shows.

Eighty regional residents in the 917-person sero-prevalence survey showed evidence of previous infection, the health department reported on Wednesday.

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