Heavy summer rain and warm weather bring many mosquitoes or “mozzies”. These mosquitoes can bite and make you sick. Japanese encephalitis is a nasty sickness you can get from mozzie bites. You can protect yourself and your family by following these easy steps. The best protection against mozzies and the dangerous diseases they can carry is to avoid bites.
The Department of Health has issued a public health alert to cover up and use repellent to avoid mosquito bites over the Easter break and over coming weeks. The move comes as the risk of serious mosquito-borne disease across the State has increased significantly.
Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE), Kunjin and Japanese encephalitis (JE) viruses have been detected across a wide area of WA, and people should take appropriate precautions.