Aust. Encephalitis

G “Reservoir” of Aust. Encephalitis

E mysterious disease ncephalitis, which has flared p periodically in Australia in last 40 years, may have its i in a New Guinea virus, investigate this theory, Walter Eliza Hall researchers, Sir arlane Burnett and Dr. S. G. rson, journeyed to New Guinea id-July. s theory is that this brain se is carried by mosquitoes that the “reservoir” is in New ea. The assignment of Sir arlane and Dr. Anderson was illect the particular mosquito cted of being a carrier of the ; last important outbreak of halitis was in 1951—in the ay River area particularly, his time coincided with the luction of myxomatosis also is carried by mosquitoes—which successfully rid Australia of ns of rabbits, there was a n amount of fear amongst m that the disease was le of being passed on from ils to humans. intists were certain that this mpossible. view of the Walter and Eliza Institute’s present research in the question is—is enceph endemic in the Territory? le has ever suggested that it t perhaps amongst the other that have occurred there, me has ever bothered to j this one, ua-New Guinea was, in the egarded as a minor Whiteman’s Modern drugs have, of i, now removed almost all of ealth risk.