A Victorian father is battling for his life after contracting Japanese encephalitis following a mosquito bite, marking Australia's first reported case of the virus in three years.
A Victorian father has been in a coma for nearly a month after a mosquito bite, as he battles Australia’s first reported case of Japanese encephalitis in three years. Stephen Bond, who had been working in the NSW town of Finley near the Murray River, began experiencing headache and fever symptoms in early December last year, shortly after turning 60.
His wife, Cilla, took him to Shepparton Hospital in northern Victoria, but his condition deteriorated so rapidly over the next few days that he was airlifted to St Vincent’s ICU in Melbourne in a critical condition. It has been confirmed that the father of three contracted Japanese encephalitis, a potentially deadly virus transmitted through mosquito bites. Doctors are uncertain if he will recover and have advised the family that if Bond continues to fight and his brain begins to heal, his recovery will require months in the ICU and years of rehabilitation. Bond’s brother has set up a GoFundMe page, seeking support for the “beautiful, kind, loving, funny, and much-loved man” as he fights for his life. “Being airlifted to Melbourne is a true blessing as the medical team at St Vincent’s are world-class however this has also meant his beautiful wife Cilla & family have also had to relocate to Melbourne for the long journey,” the page reads. “Steve’s family is now not only displaced in a new city but also unable to work, earn an income and in financial distress. “Steve & Cilla have always been kind to the world, raised a beautiful family and supported those in need all their life. “It’s unimaginable to think how a bloody mosquito can do this to this beautiful country boy with a heart of gold and put his family through their darkest days ...” Warnings issued for Victoria and NSW The Victorian Department of Health has confirmed the first human case of Japanese encephalitis in a northern Victoria resident since 202
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