WA Health warns community to protect against mosquito bites after Ross River Virus detected at Swan River
The Department of Health is warning people not to eat shellfish from the lower Swan and Canning River estuaries.
WA Health is urging residents and travellers to the South West to avoid mosquito bites after this season’s first detection of Ross River virus (RRV) in mosquitoes.
WA Health is warning residents and travellers that Ross River virus (RRV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from the South West for the first time in two years.
WA Health is encouraging community members and visitors to the South West to take steps to prevent mosquito bites, following the first detection of Ross River virus (RRV) in the region in more than a year.
WA Health is urging Kimberley locals and travellers to protect themselves against mosquito bites, after Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) was found in mosquitoes and sentinel chickens for the first time this year.
Kimberley residents and travellers urged to protect against mosquito-borne viruseWA Health’s mosquito surveillance program has detected Ross River virus (RRV) and Barmah Forest virus (BFV) in mosquitoes at multiple locations across the Kimberley region.
With large areas of the state currently impacted by a heatwave, Western Australians are being reminded to take precautions around untreated or poorly treated water to protect themselves from deadly amoebic meningitis.
As temperatures climb across Western Australia, people are urged to take precautions around untreated or poorly treated water to protect themselves from deadly amoebic meningitis.
With mosquitoes out in force over the coming weeks, WA Health is warning Western Australians to protect themselves.
With temperatures ramping up this week, Western Australians are being reminded about the risk of amoebic meningitis – a rare but deadly infection linked to warm, fresh water sources.
WA Health is encouraging parents to talk with their teens about sex and relationships in the lead up to Leavers Week which this year runs from 19-25 November.
The Department of Health has issued a public health alert to cover up and use repellent to avoid mosquito bites over the Easter break and over coming weeks.