{"id":"4a11b0f7-a614-4cc3-949e-dc8ee257d9c2","url":"https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/how-backyard-mozzie-traps-curbed-the-spread-of-a-flesh-eating-disease-in-melbourne-suburbia-20260831-p60t18.html","domain":"smh.com.au","outlet":{"name":"Smh","country":"AU","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"How backyard mozzie traps curbed the spread of a flesh-eating disease in Melbourne suburbia","plainHeadline":"Mosquito traps reduced Buruli ulcer risk in Melbourne suburbs.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Researchers deployed almost 600 auto-dissemination mosquito control traps in Merri-bek and Moonee Valley.","Eight weeks of trapping led to about 70% drop in mosquito eggs in treated areas.","Residents in trap areas were 83% less likely to contract Buruli ulcers than controls.","Study linked mosquitos, possums, and human infections, supporting vector-control as prevention.","Findings published in Nature Microbiology confirm community-level mosquito reduction lowers disease risk."],"topics":["Health","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T03:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T03:08:59.591Z","story":null}