Medical Entomology

Medical Entomology is the study of insects (particularly mosquitoes) and other arthropods that facilitate human disease.  Diseases of relevance to Queensland include malaria, chikungunya, dengue, Zika virus, Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus, Japanese encephalitis, Kunjin and Murray Valley encephalitis.

What we do:

• Provide expert advice regarding arthropod vectors and the associated diseases to inform strategic direction and operational outcomes.
• Advocate, liaise, mentor and assist local government in the development, implementation, evaluation and review of local mosquito management plans, particularly domestic mosquito breeding, surveillance and control, and emergency response.
• Identify, analyse, and collaborate in the development and implementation of novel evidence-based methodologies to provide stakeholders with a toolbox of mosquito/virus surveillance and control.
• Direct and coordinate responses to exotic mosquito detections within the Metro North HHS

Resources

• Information on Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia
• Weekly notifiable mosquito-borne diseases
• Mosquito and Research Committee, Inc
• Mosquito Control Association of Australia, Inc.