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Mosquito-borne disease detected in Swan Hill

Sandra Godwin

PEOPLE who live, work or holiday in the Swan Hill region have been urged to take precautions against mosquito bites to avoid being infected with potentially deadly mosquito-borne diseases. Government testing of mosquitoes caught in Swan Hill Rural City Council traps has detected the presence of Barmah Forest virus (BFV). Victorian Department of Health records […]

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