{"id":1904,"date":"2015-02-11T04:04:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T04:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/uncategorized\/ross-river-rise\/"},"modified":"2015-02-11T04:04:15","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T04:04:15","slug":"ross-river-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/news\/ross-river-rise","title":{"rendered":"Ross River on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Ross River on the rise<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1905 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150211-mozzie.jpg\" alt=\"Ross River Virus\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150211-mozzie-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150211-mozzie.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>So far this year, more than 380 Queenslanders have contracted the mosquito-borne virus Ross River Virus (RRV) compared to 120 cases reported in the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>The current high abundance of mosquitoes is said to be associated with recent heavy rainfall and high tides.<\/p>\n<p>Metro North Hospital and Health Service Medical Entomologist Dr Cassie Jansen provided some comment on the situation in today\u2019s Courier Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Jansen said local councils across Queensland work hard to manage mosquito numbers and carry out aerial and ground sprays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile they treat the vast majority of mosquitoes that torment us, there are still some that get away,\u201d Dr Jansen said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Jansen explained how councils can only work on public land so it was important residents played their part in controlling mosquitoes by taking simple steps around the home to protect themselves and their family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChecking the condition of screens on windows and doors and on rainwater tanks is a great place to start. Ensure screens around your home are in good condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake sure you empty water regularly from containers such as pot plant saucers and pet water bowls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a good idea to clean up yards regularly and throw out any rubbish lying around that can hold water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The significant increase in Ross River Virus cases has been predominantly across the Southern part of Queensland and it is imperative that people protect themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Ross River Virus is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes and causes fatigue, fever, skin rash and joint pain which can be very debilitating.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So far this year, more than 380 Queenslanders have contracted the mosquito-borne virus Ross River Virus (RRV) compared to 120 cases reported in the same period last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1906,"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904\/revisions\/1906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}