Mosquito bite warning for South East

Mosquito bite warning for South East

Residents in Melbourne’s South East face a greater risk of contracting mosquito-bourne disesase, according to Monash Health. Almost half of the cases of Buruli ulcer in Victoria occur in the South East, with recent warm and wet weather increasing mosquito numbers. “Your only protection against mosquitoes and the diseases they can carry is to avoid mosquito bites,” said Professor Rhonda Stuart, who is medical director of public health and infecti…