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NSW Health strongly recommends being vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis virus
Residents in the Lismore, Richmond Valley and Kyogle shires are being encouraged by NSW Health to visit their GP or local pharmacy to be vaccinated against the Japanese encephalitis virus before summer starts.
NSW Health has said the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus has been detected in Western, Northern and Southern NSW. Lismore, Richmond Valley and Kyogle were added to the free vaccination list in April this year.
JE is a serious illness spread to humans by infected mosquitoes. In NSW this ye
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18th Nov 2025