Health authorities are again urging residents to remain vigilant of their surroundings, following the second death of a child this year related to the disease amid rising case numbers.
The Northern Territory Health Department confirmed the death on Thursday, revealing the infant from the Big Rivers Region died in early May.
A child in Northern Territory has died in early May after contracting mosquito-borne disease Murray Valley encephalitis, becoming the second child to lose their life. Picture: Supplied A veterinary lab has conducted mosquito testing in the territory and confirmed the virus was present in mosquitoes in the Top End, Central Australia and Barkly regions.It is especially dangerous in children and the elderly.
Those in regional communities, visiting parks and recreational areas have also been told to remain cautious.
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