Ross River virus spike – Shepparton News

A spike in cases of Ross River virus has prompted a warning for people to continue to protect themselves from mosquito bites.Victoria’s Department of Health executive director for communicable diseases Dr Bruce Bolam, said there had been 472 cases of Ross River virus across the state to the end of February.
In a typical year, about 200 cases are notified to the department.
In contrast, almost 2000 cases were notified in 2017 after widespread springtime flooding in late-2016 created massive mosquito…

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