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Health
Duncan Murray

DARK SECRETS: Climate change raises major disease risks for australia | Rare Historical Photos

Mosquitoes thrive in warm, humid regions, with Australia's tropical areas a perfect breeding ground. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

As global temperatures rise, Australia's warmer north is at increasing risk of mosquito-borne diseases including malaria and dengue.

Both the malaria-spreading Anopheles mosquitoes and dengue-spreading Aedes mosquitoes thrive in warm, humid environments with higher levels of rainfall.

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