According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in twenty-four countries.
Since 2022, when Australia's government declared a Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) outbreak of National Significance, infected mosquitoes have spread this flavivirus into most of the country. Pigs have also served as an amplifier host.
Japanese Encephalitis Causes Second Death in Australia's NSW
Saudi Arabia Reports Four More MERS Cases Including Two Fatalities
Over the past thirteen years, people have been infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a respiratory illness. Most of the 2,616 cases have been reported in the Saudi Peninsula, following exposure to camels and llamas.
Without an approved MERS vaccine to protect people, about 36% of reported cases have been fatal.
COVID-19 Vaccination Not Linked to Major Structural Birth Defects
Vaccination in early pregnancy not linked to prevalence of major structural birth defects in infants