Dengue alert in Queensland’s far north.

Two people in Port Douglas have contracted dengue-fever while two more have fallen ill in the neighboring town of Mossman earlier this month, according to Queensland Health.

Brian Montgomery from the Tropical Population Health Network says that authorities are doing what they can to alleviate the problem. Local councils are now doing yard inspections and are helping in disseminating information that educates people about this mosquito-borne disease. They are also encouraging local residents to be more ware of their surroundings and help get rid of water where said insects could breed.

Source: ABC