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Dengue fever cases hit 20-year high in Australia
Craig Butt
14 Jan 2017, 7:59 p.m.
Dengue fever cases in Australia reached a 20-year high last year, driven by travellers being infected in tropical areas such as Bali and bringing the virus back with them.
More than 2000 cases of the mosquito-borne disease were confirmed in Australia last year, federal Health Department data shows.
University of Sydney mosquito expert Cameron Webb said dengue fever cases were increasing globally, and travellers were bringing the disease back to Australia. But, he said, if a person brought dengue fever back as an unwanted souvenir, they were unlikely to pass it on because most local mosquito species could not transmit the disease...
Dengue fever cases hit 20-year high in Australia
Craig Butt
14 Jan 2017, 7:59 p.m.
Dengue fever cases in Australia reached a 20-year high last year, driven by travellers being infected in tropical areas such as Bali and bringing the virus back with them.
More than 2000 cases of the mosquito-borne disease were confirmed in Australia last year, federal Health Department data shows.
University of Sydney mosquito expert Cameron Webb said dengue fever cases were increasing globally, and travellers were bringing the disease back to Australia. But, he said, if a person brought dengue fever back as an unwanted souvenir, they were unlikely to pass it on because most local mosquito species could not transmit the disease...