Humans, not climate, driving increased dengue risk in Australia
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 01:14
in Health & Medicine
'Drought-proofing' Australia's urban regions by installing large domestic water tanks may enable the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti to regain its foothold across the country and expand its range of possible infections, according to a new study published May 5 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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