How new virus could wipe out Ross River
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SCIENTIST BELIEVE SPREADING "GOOD VIRUSES" IN MOSQUITO POPULATIONS COULD LIMIT ROSS RIVER VIRUS:
* Australian scientists discover new virus carried by the saltmarsh mosquito
* New system to detect Parramatta Virus developed by Australian researchers
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* Saltmarsh mosquitoes responsible for spreading Ross River Virus
* Parramatta Virus could stop outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases - it may enable scientists to "vaccinate mosquitoes"
* Researchers believe Parramatta River virus or other similar "good viruses" could make it harder for mosquitoes to be infected with "bad viruses", and therefore stop disease transmission.
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