Barmah Forest virus (arbovirus infection)
Fact sheet2 - Health conditions directory
Barmah Forest virus is the name given to a virus that is carried by mosquitoes. The mosquito may have contracted the virus from infected marsupials particularly possums, kangaroos and wallabies or from infected humans. The infection is not fatal and all people who develop the disease do recover. Australia is the only country where Barmah Forest virus has been identified. There are over 400 cases of Barmah Forest virus reported in Queensland each year.
Public health management guidelines
Read Queensland Health guidelines for public health units3.
Notification
Notification resources
- List of all Pathological, clinical and provisional diagnosis notifiable conditions4
- List of Public Health Unit5 contacts
- Notifiable conditions report form for Queensland doctors/clinicians (PHA S70) or person in charge of a hospital (PHA S71)6 (PDF, 77kB) - if faxing notification, follow up by phone.
- Notification criteria for pathology laboratories7 (PDF, 55kB)
Enhanced surveillance for public health units
Case report form8 (PDF, 227kB) - used by public health units to collect and manage more detailed information for enhanced case surveillance.
Resources for health professionals
- Mosquito borne diseases9 – information for health professionals.
- Guidelines to minimise mosquito and biting midge problems in new development areas10 (PDF, 195kB) - assists local government and developers when creating and implementing development plans and insect mitigation programs.