Article 68VGB Health alert as woman dies of Murray Valley encephalitis in Northern Territory

Health alert as woman dies of Murray Valley encephalitis in Northern Territory

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The victim, who was in her 70s, died in Darwin from the mosquito-borne virus for which there is no cure or vaccine

A case of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus has been detected in the Northern Territory.

Health officials have issued a health alert after a woman in her 70s died from Murray Valley encephalitis in January.

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