The seroprevalence of antibodies to Japanese encephalitis virus in five New South Wales towns at high risk of infection, 2022

Islam, Md Saiful; Seale, Holly

doi:10.5694/mja2.52453

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To the Editor: The findings from Baldwin and colleagues,1 regarding the seroprevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)‐specific antibodies in community members (in settings not traditionally considered as risky), underscore the critical need to characterise transmission pathways and identify probable hosts of infection within New South Wales.

University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Correspondence: mdsaiful.islam@unsw.edu.au

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