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References used for this fact sheet
- Mosquitoes - Centre for Disease Control Fact sheet (101kb, pdf) [online], Department of Health and Community Services, Northern Territory. More information here.
- A case of Kunjin virus encephalitis in a traveller returning from the Northern Territory [online], Communicable Diseases and Environmental Health Branch, Australian Department of Health and Aged Care. More information here.
- West Nile virus antibodies licensed to Chemicon International [online], UQ News Online, The University of Queensland. More information here.
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