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Constable Marron ‘takes first steps’
From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page Constable Ryan Marron has started his therapy at a facility in Chicago, USA. He has been “trapped inside his body” after a mosquito bite while on duty at...
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Constable Marron starts to speak
From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page Constable Ryan Marron, paralysed by a mosquito bite at Balgo, has started to speak. His fiance Toni Misitano said she used a technique from the movie “The...
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Fewer cases of Ross River Virus this year
Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell The health department says Ross River Virus infections are about a third fewer in the Kimberley this year. ABC [read this story]
View ArticleConstable Marron returns
Constable Ryan Marron is back in the Kimberley. He will appear at a fundraising ball in Broome tonight to help pay for his therapy. The West Australian [read this story]
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Ball raised $50,000 for Constable Marron
From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page Constable Ryan Marron’s supporters raised $50,000 at a Broome charity ball last week. The money is to be used to treat the paralysis he has suffered since...
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Constable Marron ‘back at work’
Constable Ryan Marron visited the Police Academy at Joondalup last week. From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page He was forced to take sick leave when stricken by a mosquito-borne disease while...
View ArticleKununurra: Early mosquito fogging
Wyndham East Kimberley shire has already begun mosquito fogging in Kununurra. The shire says several local people have recently contracted Ross River virus. ABC [read this story]
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New mosquito virus on the rise
The health department says WA has eight times more cases of a mosquito-born disease this year. Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell Barmah Forest Virus has similar symptoms to Ross River...
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Broome: Mosquito fogging this week
Broome shire is fogging mosquitoes around town this week. Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell You can read a media release here: Shire of Broome PO Box 44, Broome WA 6725 Phone: 08 9191 3456...
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Winter rains bring mosquito disease fears
A dangerous mosquito-borne disease is showing up in sentinel chicken blood samples in the Kimberley and Pilbara. Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell Unusual weather conditions are helping...
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New mosquito repellant
Have you ever noticed how some people never seem to be bitten by mosquitoes? Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell US scientists have isolated a set of chemicals on the skin of these people....
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Mosquito diseases on the rise
Ross River Virus has infected at least 100 people in the Kimberley and Pilbara since July. Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell This includes 43 cases in the last four weeks. ABC [read this...
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Mosquito borne viruses found
Murray Valley Encephalitis and Kunjin viruses have been found in blood samples from sentinel chickens. Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell Sentinel chicken flocks are kept in various Kimberley...
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