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As heat strikes, here's one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoes

  • Written by Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
As heat strikes, here's one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoesAlthough yellow fever does not currently exist in Australia, the species Aedes aegypti - which can transmit the disease - is found widely across northern Queensland. The virus remains a global health concern, but citizen scientists could help prevent its spread.Simon Kutcher/flickr, CC BY

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