Year 9 Biology SHE Task
Ross River Virus
Last updated 19 September 2019
The Disease
Cameron, W. (2014). Explainer: what is Ross River Virus? The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-ross-river-virus-24630
Department of Health. (2017). Ross River virus disease: a management guide for general practitioners and patients. Retrieved from Accessit database.
Discovery. (2017, July 12). Here’s why mosquitoes are so good at transmitting diseases [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/xEKHI3xIThg
NSW Ministry of Health. (2016). Ross River fever fact sheet. Retrieved from https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/ross-river-fever.aspx
RicochetScience. (2014, November 25). The viral life cycle [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/uIut0oVWCEg
This video looks at the life cycle of viruses in general.
Water Services Association of Australia. (2016). Fact sheet: mosquito-borne diseases. Retrieved from https://www.wsaa.asn.au/sites/default/files/publication/download/Fact%20Sheet_Mosquito-borne%20diseases_Dec16.pdf
Management Strategies
American Mosquito Control Association. (n.d.). Control. Retrieved from https://www.mosquito.org/page/control
Department of Health. (n.d.). Mosquito management. Retrieved from https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/J_M/Mosquito-management
Placer Mosquito and Victor Control District. (n.d.). Mosquito facts. Retrieved from http://www.placermosquito.org/education/vectors-and-diseases/mosquito-facts/
Queensland Government. (2016). Remove potential breeding sites. Retrieved from https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/all/prevention/mosquito-borne/control/breeding-sites
Queensland Health. (2011). Mosquitoes and you: don’t get bugged. Retrieved from https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0023/439034/mozzies-you.pdf
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). Mosquito control. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/mosquitocontrol
Estimating population size
City of South Perth. (n.d.). City of South Perth mosquito trapping results. Retrieved from https://southperth.wa.gov.au/docs/default-source/1-residents/services/mosquitoes/mosquito-trapping-results—2018-2019-mosquito-season.pdf?sfvrsn=7c8dcbbd_10
Webb. C. (2016). The worst year for mosquitoes ever? Here’s how we find out. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/the-worst-year-for-mosquitoes-ever-heres-how-we-find-out-68433
Extension
Clifford, J. (2019, January 9). Mosquito numbers along NSW coast boosted by king tides, heavy rain and warm temperatures. ABC News. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-08/why-you-are-being-eaten-alive-by-mozzies/10693188
References
Hepegivirus [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/09/new-human-virus-discovered-old-blood-samples
