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    • Dr Véronique Paris

    Research Fellow, Medical Entomology and Vector Population Control, Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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    A computer illustration of Mycobacterium ulceran

    Sciences & Technology

    We now know what causes the Buruli ulcer, so what are we doing about it?

    Knowing that mosquitoes are involved in the transmission of the Buruli ulcer in Victoria is a breakthrough, but we need to work out what happens next to tackle the disease

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    Sciences & Technology

    The breeding trap targeting Melbourne’s growing mozzie problem

    A mosquito trap that could significantly reduce egg numbers may be the answer to controlling mosquito-borne diseases – like the Buruli ulcer – in Victoria

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    Sciences & Technology

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    Q&A

    Q&A: Victoria’s monster mosquito explosion

    Do you feel like a personal donor to a rising number of blood-sucking mosquitoes this Australian spring? You’re not alone

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