According to Queensland Health’s acting deputy director general and chief medical officer Keith McNeil, Ross River accounts for the largest number of human mosquito-borne diseases in the state.
Queensland Health data shows there has been a dramatic increase in infection rates from 1649 cases in 2019 to 3407 cases last year.
Professor McNeil says, “There's no vaccine or specific treatment… so it's important you take steps to avoid infection as much as possible.”