blog Here’s why mosquitoes bite some people more than others Surprisingly few of the more than 3,000 mosquito species actually specialise in biting humans.Larissa CavanaghOctober 3, 2018
blog How a tick bite led to Home & Away star’s early death Leading tick expert and immunologist Dr Mualla McManus recalls how her husband's health started to…Larissa CavanaghSeptember 28, 2018
blog Ticks and mosquitoes bringing more diseases – what can we do? Why the uptick in vector-borne disease, and more importantly, how can we protect ourselves from…Larissa CavanaghSeptember 24, 2018
blog Inquiry into Lyme-like illness calls for more research and better treatment An increasing number of people bitten by Australian native ticks develop an illness with symptoms…Larissa CavanaghSeptember 12, 2018
Uncategorized Ticked off: let’s stop our dogs and cats dying of tick paralysis this year Tick paralysis is one of the most common preventable causes of death in dogs and…Larissa CavanaghSeptember 1, 2018
blog Tick Season Arrives Early In Australia The Aussie tick season has arrived early this year, with a spike in allergies from…Larissa CavanaghAugust 20, 2018
Uncategorized Charity Boss’s Battle with Controversial Tick-borne Disease A few years ago Catherine Stace was a high flying businesswoman who juggled being the…Larissa CavanaghJuly 14, 2018
Uncategorized Teenager Can’t Remember 2 Years of Her Life After a Tick Bite Left Her in a ‘Zombie-like’ State A 17-year old girl had forgotten most of the past 2 years of her life…Larissa CavanaghJune 20, 2018
Uncategorized Avril Lavigne Returns to Spotlight after Two Years of Battling Lyme Disease For the past two years, Avril Lavigne has been out of the spotlight because of…Larissa CavanaghMay 5, 2018
Uncategorized (MSIDS) Tick borne disease identified after years of misery : Patient to go overseas for treatment Jaylene Reynolds, 26 years old, suffers from Multiple-Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome(MSIDS), a symptom complex of…Larissa CavanaghApril 23, 2018