By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Queensland Health is reporting a 75 percent decrease in Ross River virus cases to date across the state; however, officials remind the public there’s still a couple of months...

In this podcast, I briefly go over 20 mosquito-borne diseases. In this not all inclusive list, I discuss a range of diseases to include malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever and more of the most common diseases,...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 South Australia (SA) Health is warning the public of the risk of mosquito-borne diseases due the effect of the La Niña currently underway. The most common disease spread by...

Five years ago, Bill Gates wrote in his blog that the deadliest animal in the world is the mosquito. When it comes to killing humans, no other animal even comes close. According to the World Health Organization,...

Officials with New South Wales Health (NSW Health) are warning residents of Sydney to protect themselves against mosquito bites, as mosquito trapping at Deepwater Park, Bankstown and Sydney Olympic Park...

Victoria Health officials issued a health warning Wednesday concerning mosquitoes and the risk of Ross River virus and other vector borne infections. Residents and visitors to Victoria are being warned...

Just a month after Victoria health officials issued a health advisory concerning the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus and Murray Valley encephalitis in the...

Dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus outbreaks are also occurring across the Pacific. These three viruses are transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, which are present in many...

In a follow-up to a report last month, the number of cases of Ross River virus infections in Australia is heading toward record numbers in 2015 as health officials are reporting 6,404 cases as of April...

A mosquito borne virus found primarily in Australia and the Pacific Islands has been reported in dramatically increased numbers since the beginning of the year in areas “Down-under”. A Yahoo!...