The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) is the national authority which amongst other duties governs the manufacture, sale, import and advertising claims of pesticidal products within Australia. In order to be legally compliant, the product...
ANTIMALARIAL DRUG TRIALS – THE BENEFIT OF NON-INVASIVE MOSQUITO REPELLENTS Antimalarial drugs are on the top any smart-travellers packing list. In fact, they are the most-prescribed travel drug in the world! Despite this, the medication is notorious for causing...
MOSQUITO PROTECTION FOR TRAVELLERS The importance of comprehensive mosquito protection for travellers to regions where malaria is present was made shockingly clear by one recent case. An Australian who spent just one week in Cambodia this February was rushed to...
JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS – THE UNLUCKY ONE IN A MILLION ARE YOU RISKING JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS? In the past couple of weeks, many Australian states have experienced sub-zero temperatures. Scared off by the chill, Aussies flee the country in search of some sunshine....
MALARIA RESISTANCE – PREVENTION IS KEY When travelling to a foreign country you face many risks. There is the risk of losing your passport, having your belongings stolen, or even your plane falling out of the sky. However, there’s one big risk travellers don’t often...
MOSQUITOS BUZZING THROUGH THE AGES – HEALTHGUARD MOSQUITO REPELLER MOSQUITOS BUZZING THROUGH THE AGES – HEALTHGUARD MOSQUITO REPELLER Throughout the centuries people and animals alike have been subject to disease and viruses, in some of the most extreme cases,...