| Summary: | Nguiu, situated on the south-eastern end of Bathurst Island, is a community of approximately 1500 people. Previous surveys ( 1982 and 1983) by the Medical Entomology branch have shown the town to be free of the vector of dengue fever; Aedes aeqypti but that other mosquito disease vectors are present. These included the malaria vector, Anopheles farauti s. 1., and the major epidemic polyarthritis vectors, Aedes vigilax and Culex annulirostris. The latter is also a vector of the potentially fatal disease, Australian encephalitis. Two officers from the Medical Entomology branch visited Nguiu from the 29-31st March, 1988 to determine if the dengue fever vector had been introduced to the island in the interim, to determine the significance of the mosquito breeding areas found on the island and to liaise with local authorities on mosquito control. Major mosquito breeding areas were examined and mosquito control options for these are discussed. Y
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