‘Break-bone fever’: Warning for Aussies holidaying in Bali

News.com.au - 06/12
Aussies heading overseas are warned to be vigilant around mosquitoes after some Australian regions have experienced an increase in cases of dengue fever in people who have come back from Indonesia’s wildly popular holiday island, Bali.

Aussies heading overseas are warned to be vigilant around mosquitoes after some Australian regions have experienced an increase in cases of dengue fever in people who have come back from Indonesia’s wildly popular holiday island, Bali.

The potentially deadly virus, also known as break-bone fever and bone-crusher disease, is found in tropical and subtropical climates worldwide and is transmitted to humans through the bite of a mosquito.

A doctor from Tropical Public Health Services Cairns confirmed to Cairns Postthis week there had been five cases of dengue fever in the region within the past fortnight, which were all from people who had been to Bali.

A Queensland Health spokesperson explained to news.com.au that dengue occurs throughout Indonesia, including Bali, “particularly during the rainy season”, which runs from November to March.

Last month, the state recorded 29 cases of dengue fever – some locally acquired in the Torres and Cape region.

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