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How we kept disease-spreading Asian Tiger mozzies away from the Australian mainland

  • Written by Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney

Spring floods and summer heatwaves. There is nothing mosquitoes love more than warm weather and water. In many regions of Australia, these extreme conditions can increase the risk of mosquito-borne disease.

Outbreaks of Ross River virus in some parts of the country have been as record-breaking as the heatwaves. The virus has even started...

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