| Summary: | Bathurst Island and the larger neighbouring Melville Island lie approximately 60 km north of Darwin. The main population centre on Bathurst Island is the predominantly Aboriginal community at Nguiu, situated at the S.E. end. At the time of the survey Nguiu community had a population of approximately 1300. An officer from the NT Department of Health, Medical Entomology Section and the Regional Health Surveyor, Mr Richard Chippindall, visited the community from 26-29/10/81 to conduct an Aedes aegypti survey and to assess the likelihood of exposure of community members to vector mosquitoes. Possible measures whereby this man/vector contact may be reduced are discussed. Y
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