Ross River virus risk rises

Simple precautions such as insect repellant offer protection. Picture: File
Denika Anderson

HOLIDAY makers and residents of regional Victoria are being urged to protect themselves from mosquito bites following recent detections of Ross River virus in mosquito surveillance traps. Insects in multiple Victorian Arbovirus Disease Control Program traps in Wellington and East Gippsland Shires have tested positive in recent weeks. While mosquito control operations have been implemented, […]

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