Ross River fever found in Brisbane

[bob10]

For the first time, in the South. The virus was detected using honey to trap mosquito saliva.

Now a menace from the north: Ross River virus found in south-east Qld (inqld.com.au) (https://inqld.com.au/news/2022/02/03/now-a-menace-from-the-north-ross-river-virus-found-in-south-east-qld/)

[Saitch]

Lordy, Lordy! What will they report next. The virus has been in the area for years! My wife contracted it in the late 80s and a workmate copped it in the 90s.

Spatial and temporal patterns of Ross River virus in south east Queensland, Australia: identification of hot spots at the rural-urban interface | BMC Infectious Diseases | Full Text (https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-020-05411-x)

[bob10]

Youngsters in the news game these days, what can you do? [bighmmm]