JE virus detected in pig farm in Tambunan

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KOTA KINABALU: The Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus has been detected in Tambunan, about 100km from here, says the state Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Junz Wong on Tuesday (July 16).

He said Health Department officials in Sabah had detected the virus in a pig farm in Kampung Lubang, Tambunan on July 11.

Wong's confirmation came after an internal memo from the Veterinary Department informing the department that health officials had found a case of JE in Tambunan. JE is a type of viral brain infection that can affect both humans and animals. It can be passed on to humans by infected animals through the bite of an infected Culex mosquito.

 

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