Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus in western New South Wales

• 1 Dubbo Hospital, Western New South Wales Local Health District, Dubbo, NSW
• 2 University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
• 3 Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VIC
• 4 School of Rural Health, University of Sydney, Dubbo, NSW

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