{"id":"ca58aca0-02b1-43d6-aedb-61a7ed0819c2","url":"https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/how-backyard-mozzie-traps-curbed-the-spread-of-a-flesh-eating-disease-in-melbourne-suburbia-20260831-p60t18.html","domain":"theage.com.au","outlet":{"name":"Theage","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 nearly 600 auto-dissemination mosquito traps in Merri-bek and Moonee Valley.","Traps targeted high-risk northern Melbourne suburbs including Brunswick West and Essendon.","Mosquito egg counts fell about 70 percent after eight weeks of trapping.","Residents in trap areas were 83 percent less likely to contract Buruli ulcers.","Study, published in Nature Microbiology, suggests mosquito control reduces disease transmission."],"topics":["Health","Environment","Science"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T03:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T03:17:41.235Z","story":null}