As a teacher in Torres and NPA, you can use the Mozzie Watch Presentation to teach your students about dengue in their community.
Mozziewatch Flip Chart Part A | Flip Chart Part B
Print this flip chart out in two parts and use it in your lessons.
Or if you'd like a digital version, Email us and we will post you a CD of the presentation.
There is also a children's book called Flozzie the Mozzie (If you have difficulty opening the full document, open a section at a time. Section A | Section B ). This is a fun cartoon developed with the assistance of Rotary Club of Cairns, Sunrise.
You can direct your students to the link Advice for Students in the Torres and NPA. Here you will find the following links to help students find out more about dengue in their community:
Home Check List
Use this check list around your home to find dengue mosquito breeding sites.
Dengue Brochures
See the brochures, stickers, postcards that help get the dengue message out.
Local Environmental Health Officers
This page tells you who you can contact in your community to find out more about dengue.
Mosquitoes
Mosquito and Arbovirus Research Committee (Australia)
Queensland Institute of Medical Research - Mosquito
Department of Medical Entomology
Japanese Encephalitis
Department of Medical Entomology - Japanese Encephalitis Virus
Japanese Encephalitis Fact Sheet Queensland Health
Malaria
Malaria Fact Sheet Queensland Health
Department of Medical Entomology - Malaria
World Health Organization - Malaria
World Health Organization/TDR - Malaria
Dengue
World Health Organization - Animated Lifecycle of the Dengue Mosquito
World Health Organization/TDR - Dengue
World Health Organization - Dengue