Cameron Webb
@mozziebites.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor Medical Entomology (NSW Health Pathology & University of Sydney); author CSIRO Publishing & The Conversation; mosquitoes, mosquito-borne disease, wetlands.
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Climate change, the gift that keeps on giving.
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Climate change, the gift that keeps on giving.
I’m so angry! Someone beat me to one of the last great scientific discoveries on the planet. Mosquitoes ARE in Iceland. I knew it and was saving up for the field trip to prove it! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/21/mosquitoes-found-iceland-first-time-climate-crisis-warms-country
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I’m so angry! Someone beat me to one of the last great scientific discoveries on the planet. Mosquitoes ARE in Iceland. I knew it and was saving up for the field trip to prove it! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/21/mosquitoes-found-iceland-first-time-climate-crisis-warms-country
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New work with my fantastic colleagues, Viki Brookes and @mozziebites.bsky.social - Landscapes associated with Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia reflect the functional biogeography of waterbirds: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
Landscapes associated with Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia reflect the functional biogeography of waterbirds
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a zoonotic, mosquito-borne virus, has broad circulation across the Central Indo-Pacific biogeographical region (CIPBR) and has recently expanded dramatically within...
dx.doi.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
New work with my fantastic colleagues, Viki Brookes and @mozziebites.bsky.social - Landscapes associated with Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia reflect the functional biogeography of waterbirds: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
Away we go for another fieldwork season. Stay tuned for updates on mosquito wrangling in the swamps and stormwater drains of Sydney as the weather warms up! 🦟
October 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Away we go for another fieldwork season. Stay tuned for updates on mosquito wrangling in the swamps and stormwater drains of Sydney as the weather warms up! 🦟
Australia was declared free of malaria in the 1980s but cases of locally acquired disease are occasionally recorded in Torres Strait. Why? My latest for @aunz.theconversation.com https://theconversation.com/malaria-has-returned-to-the-torres-strait-what-does-this-mean-for-mainland-australia-258289
Malaria has returned to the Torres Strait. What does this mean for mainland Australia?
Two cases of locally acquired malaria have been reported in the Torres Strait. Here’s what you need to know.
theconversation.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Australia was declared free of malaria in the 1980s but cases of locally acquired disease are occasionally recorded in Torres Strait. Why? My latest for @aunz.theconversation.com https://theconversation.com/malaria-has-returned-to-the-torres-strait-what-does-this-mean-for-mainland-australia-258289
Planning a trip to Bali (or other tropical destinations) in the upcoming school holidays? Revisit my @aunz.theconversation.com article about mosquito risk https://theconversation.com/heading-to-bali-or-somewhere-tropical-these-holidays-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-dengue-fever-233670
Heading to Bali or somewhere tropical these holidays? Here’s what you need to know about dengue fever
If you’re traveling to a tropical destination to escape the Australian winter, make sure to take steps to protect yourself from mosquito-borne disease such as dengue.
theconversation.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Planning a trip to Bali (or other tropical destinations) in the upcoming school holidays? Revisit my @aunz.theconversation.com article about mosquito risk https://theconversation.com/heading-to-bali-or-somewhere-tropical-these-holidays-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-dengue-fever-233670
You can pick up our award winning guide to Australian mosquitoes for only $30 (discounted from $50) at the @csiropublishing.bsky.social stocktake sale https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6391/ 🦟
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June 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
You can pick up our award winning guide to Australian mosquitoes for only $30 (discounted from $50) at the @csiropublishing.bsky.social stocktake sale https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6391/ 🦟
Deep in the estuarine wetlands along the Tweed River. Good time to be out and in the mangroves and saltmarsh but no shortage of mosquitoes in a few places! 🦟
April 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Deep in the estuarine wetlands along the Tweed River. Good time to be out and in the mangroves and saltmarsh but no shortage of mosquitoes in a few places! 🦟
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Mosquito activity has dropped over the past week but don’t be complacent as Barmah Forest virus has been detected in mosquitoes around Sydney in recent weeks https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/council/news/media-releases/residents-warned-barmah-forest-virus-risk-0
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Mosquito activity has dropped over the past week but don’t be complacent as Barmah Forest virus has been detected in mosquitoes around Sydney in recent weeks https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/council/news/media-releases/residents-warned-barmah-forest-virus-risk-0
Mosquito activity has dropped over the past week but don’t be complacent as Barmah Forest virus has been detected in mosquitoes around Sydney in recent weeks https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/council/news/media-releases/residents-warned-barmah-forest-virus-risk-0
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Mosquito activity has dropped over the past week but don’t be complacent as Barmah Forest virus has been detected in mosquitoes around Sydney in recent weeks https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/council/news/media-releases/residents-warned-barmah-forest-virus-risk-0
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The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
www.npr.org
March 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
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🦟🧪Our paper on larval competition between Aedes aegypti and Aedes mediovittatus, a Caribbean endemic, is out! In it, we show that the endemic appears to be the superior competitor, and this may explain why Ae. aegypti is restricted to cities on the island. academic.oup.com/jme/article-...
Larval competition between the invasive Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and the Caribbean endemic Aedes mediovittatus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Puerto Rico, USA
Abstract. Competition between mosquito species during the larval phase is a well-established mechanism structuring container mosquito communities, with inv
academic.oup.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🦟🧪Our paper on larval competition between Aedes aegypti and Aedes mediovittatus, a Caribbean endemic, is out! In it, we show that the endemic appears to be the superior competitor, and this may explain why Ae. aegypti is restricted to cities on the island. academic.oup.com/jme/article-...
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Good thread on the Japanese encephalitis risk in Australia ⬇️
Also, lifting this up from the replies, there is free vaccination for those in at-risk settings www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/j...
Also, lifting this up from the replies, there is free vaccination for those in at-risk settings www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/j...
March 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Good thread on the Japanese encephalitis risk in Australia ⬇️
Also, lifting this up from the replies, there is free vaccination for those in at-risk settings www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/j...
Also, lifting this up from the replies, there is free vaccination for those in at-risk settings www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/j...
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#Australia 🇦🇺: " #JapaneseEncephalitis has claimed a second life in #NSW and been detected in #Brisbane. What is it?"🦟
by @mozziebites.bsky.social & Andrew van den Hurk @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/japanese-enc...
by @mozziebites.bsky.social & Andrew van den Hurk @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/japanese-enc...
Japanese encephalitis has claimed a second life in NSW and been detected in Brisbane. What is it?
Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW. Here’s what you need to know about it.
theconversation.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#Australia 🇦🇺: " #JapaneseEncephalitis has claimed a second life in #NSW and been detected in #Brisbane. What is it?"🦟
by @mozziebites.bsky.social & Andrew van den Hurk @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/japanese-enc...
by @mozziebites.bsky.social & Andrew van den Hurk @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/japanese-enc...
Why is the discovery of Japanese encephalitis virus in mosquitoes collected from suburban Brisbane such a concern? It really upends our understanding of a group of mosquito-borne pathogens with life threatening consequences and how authorities around Australia should respond...
March 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Why is the discovery of Japanese encephalitis virus in mosquitoes collected from suburban Brisbane such a concern? It really upends our understanding of a group of mosquito-borne pathogens with life threatening consequences and how authorities around Australia should respond...
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Okay SE QLD peeps, this is important. Japanese encephalitis can be fatal, and few of us will have any immunity to it. PLEASE take measures to avoid mozzie bites, and that includes cleaning up standing water after #Cyclone Alfred. Tip out pots, drain blocked gutters etc.
This is concerning. Japanese encephalitis virus detected in mosquitoes collected in suburban Brisbane. Disease caused by this virus is rare but can be life-threatening https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-16/japanese-encephalitis-virus-found-in-mosquitoes-in-brisbane/105056958
Japanese encephalitis virus detected in Brisbane for the first time
Queenslanders are being warned against getting bitten by mosquitoes after the Japanese encephalitis virus was found in Brisbane.
www.abc.net.au
March 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Okay SE QLD peeps, this is important. Japanese encephalitis can be fatal, and few of us will have any immunity to it. PLEASE take measures to avoid mozzie bites, and that includes cleaning up standing water after #Cyclone Alfred. Tip out pots, drain blocked gutters etc.
This is concerning. Japanese encephalitis virus detected in mosquitoes collected in suburban Brisbane. Disease caused by this virus is rare but can be life-threatening https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-16/japanese-encephalitis-virus-found-in-mosquitoes-in-brisbane/105056958
Japanese encephalitis virus detected in Brisbane for the first time
Queenslanders are being warned against getting bitten by mosquitoes after the Japanese encephalitis virus was found in Brisbane.
www.abc.net.au
March 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is concerning. Japanese encephalitis virus detected in mosquitoes collected in suburban Brisbane. Disease caused by this virus is rare but can be life-threatening https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-16/japanese-encephalitis-virus-found-in-mosquitoes-in-brisbane/105056958
An alert from NSW Health after the second death from Japanese encephalitis this season in NSW. Avoid mosquito bites and check eligibility for access to vaccination https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250314_01.aspx
March 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
An alert from NSW Health after the second death from Japanese encephalitis this season in NSW. Avoid mosquito bites and check eligibility for access to vaccination https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250314_01.aspx
I know all the headlines about the recent Japanese Encephalitis death in NSW state “a man from Sydney” but please keep in mind that there is currently no evidence the virus is active in mosquitoes along the east coast (inc. Sydney). https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250225_01.aspx
News - NSW records first death of person with Japanese encephalitis since 2022
NSW Health continues to urge the public to be vigilant and take precautions against mosquitoes as NSW records its first death of a person with Japanese encephalitis (JE) since May 2022.
www.health.nsw.gov.au
February 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I know all the headlines about the recent Japanese Encephalitis death in NSW state “a man from Sydney” but please keep in mind that there is currently no evidence the virus is active in mosquitoes along the east coast (inc. Sydney). https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250225_01.aspx
First death of a person with Japanese encephalitis in NSW since 2022. If you live, work or holiday in regions west of Great Dividing Range, prevent mosquito bites. Check NSW Health website https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250225_01.aspx
February 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
First death of a person with Japanese encephalitis in NSW since 2022. If you live, work or holiday in regions west of Great Dividing Range, prevent mosquito bites. Check NSW Health website https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250225_01.aspx
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Scientists working on a blood test to detect mosquito-borne Oropouche virus among those dismissed. ⬇️
🔗 Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
🔗 Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
www.science.org
February 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Scientists working on a blood test to detect mosquito-borne Oropouche virus among those dismissed. ⬇️
🔗 Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
🔗 Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
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Reminder to residents and visitors to Queensland to get vaccinated if you’re eligible. The vaccine is free but you may have to pay a consultation fee.
www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) vaccination centres
Find a list of JEV vaccination providers
www.health.qld.gov.au
February 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Reminder to residents and visitors to Queensland to get vaccinated if you’re eligible. The vaccine is free but you may have to pay a consultation fee.
www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
“Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/health/trump-border-health-inspections.html?smid=url-share
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/health/trump-border-health-inspections.html?smid=url-share
“Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been detected at two Queensland piggeries.
Biosecurity Queensland issued an alert confirming detections of the virus in the state's south” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-18/japanese-encephalitis-virus-queensland-piggeries/104949206
Biosecurity Queensland issued an alert confirming detections of the virus in the state's south” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-18/japanese-encephalitis-virus-queensland-piggeries/104949206
Japanese encephalitis virus detected at two Queensland piggeries
A rare but serious mosquito-borne virus that can spread to humans has been found at two Queensland piggeries.
www.abc.net.au
February 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been detected at two Queensland piggeries.
Biosecurity Queensland issued an alert confirming detections of the virus in the state's south” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-18/japanese-encephalitis-virus-queensland-piggeries/104949206
Biosecurity Queensland issued an alert confirming detections of the virus in the state's south” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-18/japanese-encephalitis-virus-queensland-piggeries/104949206
A day in a different kind of wetland…
February 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A day in a different kind of wetland…