CVO Bulletin Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV)
Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) has been detected in samples from six piggeries across southern, central and north-western NSW as well as one Victorian and one Queensland property. This is the first time the virus has been detected in NSW livestock samples and suggests it is circulating in the higher-than-normal mosquito populations which have been reported in many areas of the state.
JEV does not present a food safety risk and all Australian grown pork remains safe to eat however, the virus does cause reproductive failures in pigs.