An influx of southerners moving into Northern Australia has Queensland scientists concerned that this new population won’t respond well to one local – the mosquito.
The Australian Government has recently been promoting the development of Northern Australia, which is attracting an increase in population, but according to CQUniversity’s mosquito-transmitted diseases expert Professor Andrew Taylor-Robinson, the pending northern boom may have a few public health hiccups. He believes the new northern residents could be susceptible to a long list of mosquito-borne diseases they may never have encountered before. Continue reading Northern Australia boom bitten by public health threat – [PODCAST]