Tanks pose possible dengue threat

Simon Grose 
Abstract

As Australian homeowners act on incentives to install rainwater tanks in response to global warming, they are creating new breeding opportunities for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries dengue fever and prefers to lay its eggs in stagnant water. According to a new study, proliferation of domestic water storage systems is likely to provide a greater stimulus to the southward expansion of dengue than a warming climate