Murray Valley encephalitis tree People died from mosquito bite in Australia

 The NSW Department of Health said Murray Valley encephalitis could not be passed from animals to humans, but that mosquitoes which fed on infected water birds could transmit the disease to people.
Unlike other mosquito-borne illnesses, which are not typically fatal, such as Ross River fever, about 25 per cent of people who contract Murray Valley encephalitis die.
Symptoms include severe headaches, high fevers, tremors and seizures.

A 19-year-old tourist has died after contracting one of Australia's most rare mosquito-borne diseases while on holiday in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The Canadian woman touristin  became the third person in the Northern Territory of Australia to contract Murray Valley encephalitis this year.
The Department of Health issued a warning advising people cover up to avoid being bitten,from Mosquitoes.


The woman became unwell when she arrived home from a holiday in the NT earlier this month and was admitted to hospital in Calgary, Alberta, where she died on Tuesday.