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Although yellow fever does not currently exist in Australia, the species Aedes aegypti - which can transmit the disease - is found widely across northern Queensland. The virus remains a global health concern, but citizen scientists could help prevent its spread. Simon Kutcher/flickr

As heat strikes, here’s one way to help fight disease‑carrying and nuisance mosquitoes

Cameron Webb, University of Sydney; Craig Williams, University of South Australia; Larissa Braz Sousa, University of South Australia; Seamus Doherty, University of South Australia, and Stephen Robert Fricker, University of South Australia

Nuisance-biting and mosquito-borne disease are ongoing concerns for health authorities. But an effective citizen science program is now showing how all of us can help beat the bite of mozzies.

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