This week is the launch of the new @NSWHealth campaign to encourage communities to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases (such as Japanese encephalitis)
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/keepmozziesaway #keepmozziesaway #publichealth #mosquitoes #mozziesofsydney‘Mozzies like a cloud’: repellant runs out in flood-hit towns amid mosquito boom
Demand for repellant in flood-affected regions of NSW and Victoria likened to the rush on toilet paper early in the pandemic
The GuardianNews from NSWHealth that communities along the Murray River should protect themselves against mosquito bites as "routine animal surveillance indicates Japanese encephalitis virus has survived winter in the region"
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20221118_01.aspx #keepmozziesaway
Japanese encephalitis virus detected again in the Murray River region - News
Local communities along the Murray River are encouraged to take measures to protect themselves against mosquito bites as routine animal surveillance indicates Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus has survived winter in the region.