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Lab Without Walls digs the red dirt collecting mosquito traps and testing for arboviruses in the Kimberley

March 18, 2012 By micrognome 1 Comment

Ross River virus infection makes its presence felt in mosquito-bitten population of southwestern Australia

Will TC Iggy bring more cases of melioidosis to WA this year? This post looks at the link between cyclones and severe melioidosis.

The Micrognome’s 2012 summer migration: off grid on the same continent.

Shark politics: should we abandon use of the term “shark attack”.
Follow sightings, near-misses and attacks on un updated map.

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