Australia: Dengue fever outbreak in Queensland
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Mar 22, 2011, 2:03:33 AM3/22/11
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Australia: Dengue fever outbreak in Queensland
* From: AAP
* March 22, 2011 3:47PM
QUEENSLAND Health has declared a new outbreak of dengue fever in Cairns after residents tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease.
The residents live in the suburbs of Manunda and Mooroobool and authorities have warned locals in both areas to take precautions.
Queensland Health says it is unknown at this stage if the outbreak is linked to current outbreaks at Innisfail, where 55 people have been diagnosed with the virus.
It is the first outbreak of dengue to be confirmed in Cairns this year and comes two years after the far north Queensland city recorded its worst outbreak.
In 2009 more than 1000 people were diagnosed, including an elderly woman who died.
Queensland Health Public Health Medical Officer Dr Steven Donohue urged residents in affected suburbs to eliminate mosquito breeding sites around homes.
"Dengue mosquitoes only breed around homes and in urban areas, and not in swamps or creeks," he said. "With movement of people between suburbs, dengue fever can easily spread across Cairns if action isn't taken to manage mosquito numbers around the home."
Australia: Dengue fever outbreak in Queensland
* From: AAP
* March 22, 2011 3:47PM
QUEENSLAND Health has declared a new outbreak of dengue fever in Cairns after residents tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease.
The residents live in the suburbs of Manunda and Mooroobool and authorities have warned locals in both areas to take precautions.
Queensland Health says it is unknown at this stage if the outbreak is linked to current outbreaks at Innisfail, where 55 people have been diagnosed with the virus.
It is the first outbreak of dengue to be confirmed in Cairns this year and comes two years after the far north Queensland city recorded its worst outbreak.
In 2009 more than 1000 people were diagnosed, including an elderly woman who died.
Queensland Health Public Health Medical Officer Dr Steven Donohue urged residents in affected suburbs to eliminate mosquito breeding sites around homes.
"Dengue mosquitoes only breed around homes and in urban areas, and not in swamps or creeks," he said. "With movement of people between suburbs, dengue fever can easily spread across Cairns if action isn't taken to manage mosquito numbers around the home."
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