A severe form of encephalitis that occurs primarily in Australia.
a tourist died just last year from Australian encephalitis
See also Murray Valley encephalitis
Example sentencesExamples
- An American Pine Gap worker died last year from Australian encephalitis.
- The virus is the etiologic agent of the Murray Valley encephalitis, also known as Australian encephalitis.
- Immunization with gamma globulin to Murray Valley encephalitis virus and with an inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine as a prophylaxis against Australian encephalitis.
- A visitor died from Australian encephalitis in 1997.
- In Australia there were no cases of Australian encephalitis in the period 1991-97.