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Dengue Get the facts

Dengue fever is a viral illness spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and there are four types of the dengue virus that cause dengue fever. Catching different types of the dengue virus can increase the risk of developing severe dengue fever. Severe dengue causes...

Avoid Mosquito Bites

Following recent rain, ponded water is an ideal breeding place for mosquitoes.  This includes water laying around in rural areas. Depending on the type of mosquito, some of these insects can fly many kilometres.  There are also those mosquitoes that will breed in...