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BIZARRE: Nsw man hospitalised with murray valley encephalitis first case since 2011 | Mind Blowing Facts

Murray Valley Encephalitis  is spread to humans from mosquitoes. (Getty Images: Frederic Labaune)

A New South Wales man has been admitted to hospital after becoming infected with the first transmission of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) in the state since 2011.

The new case follows the death of a Victorian woman her 60s from the virus early this month. She was the first recorded human case in Victoria since 1974. 

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