Victorians have been urged to protect themselves against mosquito bites this summer after authorities identified a likely case of Japanese encephalitis (JE).
Dengue viruses are spread to people through mosquito bites of infected Aedes species. These are the same types of mosquitoes that spread Zika and chikungunya viruses. Mosquitoes become infected ...
according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, most commonly the Aedes aegypti.