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Victorian Government Health Information - Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus - the facts.
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Victorian Government Health Information - Mosquito-Borne disease.
University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital.
Australian Government – Department of Health and Ageing.
- Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus - the facts, Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Ross River virus disease, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Surveillance (Blue Book), Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
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