THE Murrumbidgee Local Health District has revealed there has been an increase in the number of people diagnosed with the Ross River Virus this year.
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Tracey Oakman, MLHD's director of Public Health, said about 110 people had been diagnosed with the virus. In the previous five years, the same period saw about 87 cases per year.
"I would expect those notifications to drop off after April as it does take a few weeks to get sick and to go to the doctor and get tested," Ms Oakman said.
"But, I would like to recommend that we still need to be careful as the hot weather is not over.
Make sure if you are going camping or out in nature, you wear mosquito repellent and reapply as necessary."
Wagga resident Lauren Miles said she had noticed an increase in the pesky bloodsuckers around home.
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"I mowed the lawn the other night and came back in with 10 bites. They managed to get through my leggings," she said.
"I feel like the numbers have been worse lately. I was assuming it was to do all the rain, but we haven't had much here."
Ms Miles said while camping and driving around Australia, she learnt a tip from an Indigenous Australian woman to help ease the itches.
"You mix Dettol and baby oil, and it works, but you smell really bad," she said.
"So, it's all well and good and to do while you are camping, but it really does work. You mix one part Dettol and two parts baby oil."
Ms Oakman said the MHLD's mosquito trapping stations are recording lower numbers as the days get cooler.
But, she added, some people might find the numbers still high if they are in an area prone to mosquitos.
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