Two Aussies Die In Escalating Encephalitis Outbreak Spread By Mosquitos

A picture taken on March 30, 2017 shows mosquitoes at the insectarium of The Institut Pasteur, a private non-profit foundation in Paris, whose mission is to help prevent and treat diseases. Mosquitoes are reared at The Institut Pasteur to study how some diseases, like the Dengue or the malaria, are transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP via Getty Images

An encephalitis outbreak has now spread across a number of states around Australia with 16 confirmed cases of the virus nationally and two deaths.

Queensland has one confirmed case. South Australia (SA) Health has said that the virus was identified in four South Australians who all required hospitalization, AAP reported  The department also noted that three of those cases were contracted locally.