12 November 2009
Dengue alert as disease returns to north Queensland
North Queenslanders to take precautions against dengue fever, following confirmation of a locally-acquired dengue case in Townsville and three recent imported cases in Cairns.
4 September 2009
Cairns dengue epidemic officially declared over
Queensland Health has officially declared the Cairns dengue fever epidemic over.
21 May 2009
All clear declared on Townsville dengue outbreak
Queensland Health has today declared that the Townsville dengue fever outbreak is officially over.
5 May 2009
Cairns dengue epidemic now officially largest in 50 years
Queensland Health has officially confirmed the current dengue type 3 epidemic in North Queensland as the largest for at least 50 years.
21 April 2009
Summit convened to combat dengue fever
International experts will attend a special summit to be held in Cairns this week that has been convened to help prevent dengue fever becoming endemic in far north Queensland.
9 April 2009
Dengue increase slowing but residents urged to stay on alert
Queensland Health has urged Cairns residents to stay on dengue alert over the Easter period despite six more suburbs and four townships being removed from the ‘hot spot’ list.
1 April 2009
50,000 breeding sites found during Cairns dengue epidemic
Health authorities have found more than 50,000 potential mosquito breeding sites during the current Cairns dengue epidemic, figures released today showed.
12 March 2009
Dengue survey in Cairns reveals lack of awareness
More than one third of Cairns residents still wrongly believe dengue mosquitoes breed in swamps or rivers, according to a new survey commissioned by Queensland Health.
6 March 2009
Mareeba now has dengue transmission
One case of locally-acquired dengue fever type 3 has been confirmed in Mareeba.
4 March 2009
Residents urged to fight dengue fever following death in Cairns
Queensland Health has once again urged North Queenslanders to take precautions against dengue fever, following the death of a Cairns resident from the disease.
20 February 2009
SES volunteers doorknock dengue hotspots
SES volunteers will return to the streets this week-end as they doorknock high-risk dengue suburbs in Cairns.
12 February 2009
Media alert – Dengue 2 now in Cairns North
Two cases of a different type of dengue - type 2 - were confirmed in Cairns North yesterday. Cairns North is where the dengue type 3 outbreak began in early December last year.
Media alert – 18 trained to control dengue mozzies
Eighteen environmental health practitioners from around north Queensland are completing training this week to help control dengue mosquitoes.
10 February 2009
SES ‘Orange Angels’ help in dengue fight
SES volunteers visited 1200 homes in Whitfield and Manunda on Saturday in an urgent attempt to educate locals about fighting dengue in the home.
3 February 2009
Mozzie repellent cans donated to Cairns charities
Several Cairns charities will distribute the repellent to people who are struggling financially, following the donation from local company Bushman Repellent to Tropical Population Health Services.
2 February 2009
Media opportunity – Free mozzie repellent cans donated to Cairns charities
Queensland Health has teamed up with local charities and an insect repellent firm to distribute 500 cans of mosquito repellent to those in need, in a bid to help fight the current dengue epidemic.
30 January 2009
Queensland Health to target Thursday Island mosquito breeding sites
Queensland Health mosquito control staff will be visiting every premise on Thursday Island over the next fortnight in an attempt to prevent an outbreak of dengue fever.
22 January 2009
Mozzies at their biting best
Queensland Health is urging Mackay residents to do their bit to help prevent outbreaks of mosquito borne diseases after heavy rains this week.
9 January 2009
Extra resources promised for north Queensland dengue outbreaks
Extra staff have been promised to help cope with two dengue outbreaks in north Queensland, Chief Health officer Dr Jeannette Young said today.
5 January 2009
Dengue fever outbreak in Townsville
Residents of Townsville are being urged to protect themselves from dengue fever with two locally-acquired cases having been identified recently.
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