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In New South Wales (NSW), detections of JEV in mosquitoes and animal hosts, human JE cases, and climate and environmental considerations have informed which areas are considered high risk for JEV and which populations are eligible for vaccination (funded by Australian states and territories). However, early evidence indicates slower\u2010than\u2010expected uptake in these high\u2010risk areas. We aimed to explore how community members and healthcare professionals (HCPs), including general practitioners (GPs), pharmacists, and nurses, perceive and have responded to JEV risk through vaccination and personal mosquito\u2010bite prevention practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Tamworth is classified as high\u2010risk for JEV by NSW Health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Semi\u2010structured interviews with community participants (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200915), GPs (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20097), nurses (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20093), and pharmacists (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20093).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An interpretative qualitative study. Data were analysed using an inductive thematic approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three themes were identified: (1) Risk awareness shaped by experience, not policy: \u201cI didn't realise Tamworth was identified as an area as well, I just was totally unaware,\u201d (2) Vaccine eligibility does not translate into uptake: \u201cThere isn't really much promotion at the moment,\u201d and (3) Building community\u2010level preparedness through communication: \u201cMessaging that the whole community knows about.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Despite early public health efforts, awareness of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">JE<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      and uptake of preventive measures remained limited in a high\u2010risk regional setting. Supporting trusted healthcare providers with clear, consistent communication is critical to optimising\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">JE<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      vaccine uptake.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ajr.70227","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,23]],"date-time":"2026-06-23T11:56:03Z","timestamp":1782215763000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Community Perspectives on Japanese Encephalitis Risk and Prevention in an Endemic Region of Australia"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"34","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1235-0916","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jennifer","family":"White","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Protection, Hunter New England Local Health District  Wallsend New South Wales Australia"},{"name":"School of 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