 Hi, I'm Dr. Mary Carr, Chief Veterinary Officer of South Australia. You may have heard about a mosquito-borne disease called Japanese encephalitis. Japanese encephalitis, or JE, has been detected in pigarees in South Australia. I'd like to tell you more about it and what you can do to prevent it in your pigs and horses. The virus causes reproductive losses in pigs, including still-born piglets and neurological signs in horses. The usual life cycle of the virus is between water birds and mosquitoes. Water bird movements may spread the disease over long distances. Once infected, mosquitoes can spread the virus locally and the disease can spill over to pigs and horses. People can also become infected through mosquito bites. Those are as working closely with industry and with SA Health monitoring for JE in South Australia. We are working with the pig and horse industries to raise awareness of the signs of the disease and how to report it. It is important to remember, JE is a nationally notifiable disease. This means if you suspect your animals have JE, you must call your private vet or the Emergency Animal Disease Watch hotline on 1-800-675-888. Visit the PERSA website for the signs to look out for. PERSA will cover the cost of testing for JE while we are doing this monitoring. I can't emphasise enough, JE is not a food safety concern. Commercially produced pork meat or products are safe to eat. So keep putting pork on your fork and support our farmers.