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NSW Arbovirus Surveillance & Vector Monitoring Program |  |
 Press Releases  |
These are various press reports either relating to the NSW Arbovirus Surveillance Program or to mosquitoes and virus activity. Click onto the title for the full article. If you have a press report please send it to Stephen Doggett for inclusion onto the web site.
| Title | Date | Source |
| River virus alert | 8 July 2003 | Hills News |
| Warning: Barmah Forest virus on the increase | 6 May 2003 | The Northern Star |
| Fever packs a punch | 25 March 2003 | Central Coast Advocate, pg 9 |
| Dengue outbreak gripping Cairns Pg 1 Pg 2 |
21 March 2003 | The Australian, pg 13-14 |
| This little pest is one pain Pg 1 Pg 2 |
15 March 2003 | Central Coast Extra, pg 1,4 |
| "Ballina says no to wide mozzie spraying" | 28 April 2001 | The Northern Star |
| "Sleep tight and don't let the mozzies bite you" | 20 April 2001 | The Advocate |
| "Residents stung into action" | 18 April 2001 | The Northern Star, pg 3 |
| "Editorial: Petition puts bite on council" | 18 April 2001 | The Northern Star, pg 8 |
| "Last curtain call" | 7 April 2001 | The Northern Star, pg 28 |
| "Mozzie bites infects leg" | 31 March 2001 | The Northern Star, pg 3 |
| "Mosquitoes" | 31 March 2001 | The Northern Star, Opinions pg 15 |
| "Ballina faces mosquito plague" | 29 March 2001 | The Advocate, pg 2 |
| "Kill mosquitos plea" | 28 March 2001 | The Northern Star |
| "Mozzie plague tests humans" | 28 March 2001 | The Northern Star, editorial |
| "Fred's awake to hassles of the mosquito" | 24 March 2001 | The Northern Star, pg 7 |
| "Stay safe from mosquito viruses" | 22 March 2001 | The Advocate, pg 2 |
| "Mosquito plague descends on coast" | 21 March 2001 | The Northern Star, pg 5 |
| "Virus Scare, Isa boy has confirmed case of MVE" (Part A) | 27 February 2001 | The North West Star, pg 1 |
| "Virus Scare, Isa boy has confirmed case of MVE" (Part B) | 27 February 2001 | The North West Star, pg 2 |
| "Guard against MVE infection" | 27 February 2001 | The North West Star, editorial |
| "Health authority warns of killer disease in west" | 17 February 2001 | Weekend Liberal, pg 3 |
| "Encephalitis alert" | 17 February 2001 | Sydney Morning Herald, pg 4 |
| "Mosquito virus can be deadly" | 21 February 2001 | Warren Advocate, pg 11 |
| "Mossie-ridden North Coast alerted to possible epidemic" | 15 February 2001 | The Adovcate, pg 4 |
| "Mozzie Warning" | 4 February 2001 | The Sunday Telegraph pg13 |
| "Mossie outbreak sees health warning issued" | 2 February 2001 | The Northern Star |
| "Holiday Survival Guide - How to beat the mozzies" | 9 January 2001 | Sydney Morning Herald pg2 |
| "Mozzie disease risk worst for 10 years" | December 2000 | Dubbo |
| "Mosquito disease could reach epidemic levels" | November 2000 | CDI pg 363 |
| "Mozzie health warnings" | 7 December 2000 | The Land pg 6 |
| "Chooks keep an eye on Ross River virus" | 28 November 2000 | Deniliquin Pastoral Times Frontpage |
| "Flooding brings mosquito alert" | 22 November 2000 | Daily Telegraph |
| "Mosquito Buzz" | March 2000 | Ryde City News pg 2 |
| "The outsiders" | 3 February 2000 | Sydney Morning Herald pg 12 |
| "Mosquito threat" | 13 January 2000 | The Land pg 51 |
| "Zappers a big bug for people too" | 14 November 1999 | Sunday Telegraph |
| "Mozzies under the spotlight" | 10 November 1999 | The Advocate |
| "Reducing Ross River risk" | 5 November 1999 | Western Weekender |
| "Scare on Ross River fever" | 5 November 1999 | Penrith Press |
| "Sydney mozzie virus threat" | 17 October 1999 | The Sun-Herald pg 31 |
| "Mosquito virus soars in Sydney" | 1 October 1999 | Daily Telegraph |
| "Painful discovery" Part 1 Part 2 |
13 April 1999 | The Bulletin pg 38-39 |
| "Ross River
outbreak forces public alert" |
4 March 1999 | Daily Telegraph |
| "Mossies on the move" | 3 March 1999 | North Coast Advocate pg 2 |
| "Mosquito
hordes raise Ross River fever fears" |
11 October 1998 | Sun Herald |
| "Mozzie worry exterminated" | 24 June 1998 | Parramatta Advertiser |
| "Blitz on
mosquitoes "will not stop" spread of Ross River fever" |
19 June 1998 | Sydney Morning Herald pg6 |
| "Mosquito
menace brings virus to the city" |
18 June 1998 | Sydney Morning Herald pg1 |
| "Disease-carrying
tropical mosquitoes heading for NSW" |
13 May 1998 | Sydney Morning Herald pg6 |
| "Beware the bighters!" Part 1 Part 2 |
3-4 April 1998 | Manning River Times pg1-2 |
| "Choppers have
mossies in sights at wetlands" |
20 February 1998 | Daily Telegraph |
| "Helicopter
spraying to curb mosquito menace" |
19 February 1998 | Sydney Morning Herald |
| "Climate good for mossies" | 18 February 1998 | Parramatta Advertiser pg2 |
| "Mozzie nightmare" | ? | The Land |
| "Northern Ross
River fever warnings" |
? | The Land |
| "Olympic mosquitoes really bite" | 13 February 1998 | Daily Telegraph pg23 |
| "Ross River
virus could hit suburbs" |
14 January 1998 | Parramatta Advertiser |
| "Significant
increase in Ross River fever" |
14 January 1998 | Central Coast Express Advocate |
| "It's time to
get ready to fight those pests that bite in the night" |
6 October 1997 | Sydney Morning Herald |
| "Mosquito
virus watch extended to the city" |
28 May 1997 | Sydney Morning Herald |
| "Ross River outbreak 'baffling'" | 8 May 1997 | Daily Telegraph |
| "Beware: Ross
River fever is out there" |
2 May 1997 | Central Coast Express Advocate |
| "Fever cases are on climb" | 30 April 1997 | Central Coast Express Advocate |
| "Mozzie battle hotting up" | 5 March 1997 | North Coast Advocate |
| "Ballina
wages hormone war on mosquitoes" |
26 February 1997 | Northern Star |
| "Ross River fever strikes
1000" Part 1 Part 2 |
3 Janurary 1997 | Daily Telegraph pg1-2 |
| "The Golfer who lost his drive" | 3 Janurary 1997 | Daily Telegraph pg2 |
| "Fever epidemic on South Coast" | ? 1995 | ? |
