| Author(s) |
Montgomery, Brian L
Nowland, Ross A
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| Publication Date |
1995-12-07
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| Abstract |
On 5 December 1995 the Medical Entomology Branch (MEB) of Territory Health Services (THS) was notified by the Disease Control Centre (THS) of the sudden and unexplained death of a pilot who had been working in the Wollogorang area. The clinical symptoms of the deceased were considered to be consistent with a viral illness. The deceased had previously been ill on several occasions after swimming in Africa. This report is detailed with respect to Aedes larval surveys and adult trapping because this Branch has very limited information on the Wollogorang area and Borroloola is a vulnerable point for the reintroduction of Ae. aegypti into the NT
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| Link | |
| Publisher |
Medical Entomology, DHCS
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| Subject |
Insects
Mosquitoes
Borroloola
Arboviruses
Encephalitis
Surveys
Monitoring
Virology
Endemic polyarthritis
Ross River virus infections
Dengue
Transmission
Risk assessment
Epidemiology
Public awareness
Wologorang Station
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| Title |
Mosquito investigation for a possible encephalitis case, Wollogorang and Borroloola
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| Type of document |
Technical Report
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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| Name | Size | format | Description | Link |
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| Mosquito Investigation Wollogorang & Borroloola.pdf | 613.276 KB | application/pdf | View document | |