Two men are hospitalized in Townsville, Queensland, one with dengue fever and the other with Japanese encephalitis. This marks the first dengue case in Townsville since 2020, despite successful elimination efforts. Health authorities emphasize the low risk of an outbreak but urge precautions against mosquito bites.
Two men are at Townsville University Hospital with mosquito-borne viruses.Queensland Health staff in Townsville are treating an elderly man with dengue fever and a middle-aged man with Japanese encephalitis .
There have been just four cases of dengue fever in the north Queensland city since 2013 following a successful elimination program. "If we have a tourist coming in that has dengue in their blood it could infect one of those mosquitoes." "We know that there is virus activity there and we have detected it in mosquitoes there," Dr Donohue said.
"When you are outside wear a repellent, wear light-coloured, long-sleeve clothing and cover your feet.
MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES DENGUE FEVER JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS QUEENSLAND HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH
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