People travelling through regional Victoria and New South Wales in the Christmas period are warned to be on the lookout for a surge in mosquito numbers and algae blooms, following the detection of Ross River virus and blue-green algae.
Ross River virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Moira Shire, Campaspe Shire and Greater Shepparton City Council in Central Victoria.
Buzz Lightbulb said
11:30 AM Dec 26, 2021
I thought Ross River fever was a tropical disease. It's certainly prevalent in north Queensland where my sister lives. Maybe the tropics are moving south with climate change?
Craig1 said
01:42 PM Dec 26, 2021
Been along the Murray for many years, you dont want to catch it either, can be debilitating
Mike Harding said
01:57 PM Dec 26, 2021
Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
I thought Ross River fever was a tropical disease. It's certainly prevalent in north Queensland where my sister lives. Maybe the tropics are moving south with climate change?
Yeah... I lost a sock in the washing machine recently... I put it down to climate change.
bomurra said
08:21 PM Dec 27, 2021
Ross River Virus has been prevalent in Southern Western Australia for 20 years plus. Principally it is carried by mosquitos that breed in saline water conditions, but there are other species that can carry it.
Wost effected areas of WA are of course the tropics Kimberely etc, sub tropics Exmouth, Carnarvon region and coastal regions of WA, right down the coast to Augusta'
My grandson (Exmouth resident) caught it earlier this year. Quite debilitating for an extremely fit young diver and fisherman. Several members of my caravan club have also suffered in recent years, most recently being infected at Busselton.
Best advice is, if you are out and about in WA, cover up and avoid the bite.
-- Edited by bomurra on Monday 27th of December 2021 08:22:34 PM
bomurra said
08:26 PM Dec 27, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:
Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
I thought Ross River fever was a tropical disease. It's certainly prevalent in north Queensland where my sister lives. Maybe the tropics are moving south with climate change?
Yeah... I lost a sock in the washing machine recently... I put it down to climate change.
Hey Mike, The sock is not lost, you know where it is.
Mike Harding said
09:03 PM Dec 27, 2021
bomurra wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
I thought Ross River fever was a tropical disease. It's certainly prevalent in north Queensland where my sister lives. Maybe the tropics are moving south with climate change?
Yeah... I lost a sock in the washing machine recently... I put it down to climate change.
Hey Mike, The sock is not lost, you know where it is.
I thought I did but now I think there is something afoot going on....
Possum3 said
10:20 AM Dec 28, 2021
There were several cases of the disease in Yerranderie NSW (Ghost Town) in 1994 - During the bush fires when all Emergency Services were down there fighting fires.
markf said
10:31 AM Dec 28, 2021
Craig1 wrote:
Been along the Murray for many years, you dont want to catch it either, can be debilitating
It is debilitating ! I picked up a dose in the Hattah Kulkyne Nat Park (near Ouyen in VIC) in the early '80's and it really knocked me around to the extent I couldn't work for about 18 months.
Lesson learned. Use plenty of repellent and cover up. Avoid mozzie bites at all costs.
bomurra said
07:19 PM Dec 29, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:
bomurra wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
I thought Ross River fever was a tropical disease. It's certainly prevalent in north Queensland where my sister lives. Maybe the tropics are moving south with climate change?
Yeah... I lost a sock in the washing machine recently... I put it down to climate change.
Hey Mike, The sock is not lost, you know where it is.
I thought I did but now I think there is something afoot going on....
Might be time then for you to put your foot down, to make sure you are not de feeted.
Wizardofoz said
07:33 AM Dec 30, 2021
Not a bad comedy team you 2...a replacement for the '2 Ronnies'.
-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Thursday 30th of December 2021 07:34:08 AM
Craig1 said
09:03 AM Dec 30, 2021
heckle and jeckle?
Clarky 1 said
09:25 AM Dec 30, 2021
Before it was called Ross River Virus in the southern states, any doctors referred to it as Murray River Encephalitis.
It was a mosquito carried disease that could be contracted in and around areas of the Murray, Murrumbidgee, and from irrigation procedures in some areas.
I know a mate of mine who caught what was described as Ross River Virus by a doctor while he was working in Elliston in SA
Apparently Elliston has a swamp area in the middle of town which is home for mosquitoes.
Mosquito carried encephalitis can have a few other names as well but doctors determine the infection from blood tests apparently.
At least that is what my mate indicated to me. No matter what it was called locally, it can be a debilitating disease with serious affects on a person over several months.
My mate says that even today his joints are still sore and painful at times.
Inland_Sailor said
05:32 PM Dec 30, 2021
markf wrote:
Craig1 wrote:
Been along the Murray for many years, you dont want to catch it either, can be debilitating
It is debilitating ! I picked up a dose in the Hattah Kulkyne Nat Park (near Ouyen in VIC) in the early '80's and it really knocked me around to the extent I couldn't work for about 18 months.
Lesson learned. Use plenty of repellent and cover up. Avoid mozzie bites at all costs.
Agree regarding the after effects of RRV. I still get short bouts from my dose 6 yers ago. But in my case it wasn't mozzie bites but rather March flies. They too draw blood from native animals, the carriers of RRV, and of course can give us a good bite as well!
[I've believe long covid has similar symptoms/effect to RRV]
-- Edited by Inland_Sailor on Thursday 30th of December 2021 05:33:28 PM
Ross River virus and toxic blue-green algae detected in regional Victoria and New South Wales:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-25/health-warning-ross-river-virus-algae-bloom/100725472
People travelling through regional Victoria and New South Wales in the Christmas period are warned to be on the lookout for a surge in mosquito numbers and algae blooms, following the detection of Ross River virus and blue-green algae.
Ross River virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Moira Shire, Campaspe Shire and Greater Shepparton City Council in Central Victoria.
I thought Ross River fever was a tropical disease. It's certainly prevalent in north Queensland where my sister lives. Maybe the tropics are moving south with climate change?
Yeah... I lost a sock in the washing machine recently... I put it down to climate change.
Ross River Virus has been prevalent in Southern Western Australia for 20 years plus. Principally it is carried by mosquitos that breed in saline water conditions, but there are other species that can carry it.
Wost effected areas of WA are of course the tropics Kimberely etc, sub tropics Exmouth, Carnarvon region and coastal regions of WA, right down the coast to Augusta'
My grandson (Exmouth resident) caught it earlier this year. Quite debilitating for an extremely fit young diver and fisherman. Several members of my caravan club have also suffered in recent years, most recently being infected at Busselton.
Best advice is, if you are out and about in WA, cover up and avoid the bite.
-- Edited by bomurra on Monday 27th of December 2021 08:22:34 PM
Hey Mike, The sock is not lost, you know where it is.
I thought I did but now I think there is something afoot going on....
It is debilitating ! I picked up a dose in the Hattah Kulkyne Nat Park (near Ouyen in VIC) in the early '80's and it really knocked me around to the extent I couldn't work for about 18 months.
Lesson learned. Use plenty of repellent and cover up. Avoid mozzie bites at all costs.
Might be time then for you to put your foot down, to make sure you are not de feeted.
Not a bad comedy team you 2...a replacement for the '2 Ronnies'.
-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Thursday 30th of December 2021 07:34:08 AM
It was a mosquito carried disease that could be contracted in and around areas of the Murray, Murrumbidgee, and from irrigation procedures in some areas.
I know a mate of mine who caught what was described as Ross River Virus by a doctor while he was working in Elliston in SA
Apparently Elliston has a swamp area in the middle of town which is home for mosquitoes.
Mosquito carried encephalitis can have a few other names as well but doctors determine the infection from blood tests apparently.
At least that is what my mate indicated to me. No matter what it was called locally, it can be a debilitating disease with serious affects on a person over several months.
My mate says that even today his joints are still sore and painful at times.
Agree regarding the after effects of RRV. I still get short bouts from my dose 6 yers ago. But in my case it wasn't mozzie bites but rather March flies. They too draw blood from native animals, the carriers of RRV, and of course can give us a good bite as well!
[I've believe long covid has similar symptoms/effect to RRV]
-- Edited by Inland_Sailor on Thursday 30th of December 2021 05:33:28 PM