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Cameron Webb

Dr Cameron Webb is a Clinical Lecturer with the University of Sydney and Principal Hospital Scientist with the Department of Medical Entomology at Pathology West - ICPMR Westmead (NSW Health Pathology & Westmead Hospital). Cameron's primary focus is understanding the role of environmental management and urban development in reducing the risks of mosquito-borne disease caused by Murray Valley encephalitis virus, Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus. However, he has also been called on to provide expert advice on a range of medically important arthropods, such as ticks, mites, biting midges, bed bugs and flies, to local, state and federal government agencies.

Key to his research is an understanding of the ecological role of mosquitoes and how wetland conservation, construction and rehabilitation projects may influence regional mosquito-borne disease risk together with changes in the local environment resulting from climate change, potential introductions of exotic mosquito species and personal protection strategies (e.g. insect repellents).

In his position with the University of Sydney, Cameron regularly provides lectures in a range of undergraduate and post graduate courses and has supervised a number of research students including collaborative projects with the University of Western Sydney, the Australian Catholic University and the University of South Australia.

Will the arrival of El Niño mean fewer mosquitoes this summer?

Nov 08, 2018 17:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Once the warm weather arrives, you know mosquitoes wont be far behind. Spring heatwaves associated with the impending arrival of El Niño to the east coast of Australia may mean well get an early taste of summer, but...

Zika Virus Crisis

Will Zika virus cast a shadow over the Rio Olympics?

May 24, 2016 00:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Sports

The outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus in South America has cast a shadow over preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro. As the games draw closer, health authorities are on alert...

Zika Virus Crisis

New mosquito threats shift risks from our swamps to our suburbs

Mar 29, 2016 05:10 am UTC| Health

The outbreak of Zika virus has refocused the attention of health authorities on mosquito-borne disease. The virus has now been reported from almost 40 countries and the list is growing with imported cases of the disease...

Economy

Mirae Asset Dominates Korean Equity ETF Market, Spotlight on Innovative Tiger ETFs

Mirae Asset Global Investments has reigned in Koreas equity ETF market since April 2022. Their expansive TIGER ETF portfolio captures 38% of the local market, bolstered by AI and tech trends. The Korean ETF market alone...

McDonald's Adjusts Royalty Fees for New US, Canada Franchises After 30 Years

McDonalds announced an increase in royalty fees for new franchises in the US and Canada. The move aligns with global standards and follows the companys revenue challenges and recent price reductions. Starting from...

India's MHA Develops CIAT to Combat Rising Cryptocurrency-Related Crimes

Indias Ministry of Home Affairs initiated the Cryptocurrency Intelligence and Analysis Tool (CIAT) project to mitigate cryptocurrency-related crimes by offering advanced monitoring, data collection, and alert mechanisms to...

EPRS Report Urges Harmonized Crypto Regulation for Global Market Stability

The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) report emphasizes the need for harmonized regulations across major jurisdictions for the cryptocurrency market. Highlighting U.S. regulatory fragmentation, it underscores...

Why delaying the ban on petrol and diesel cars won't slow UK's shift to electric vehicles

The UK has delayed its ban on the sale of new cars which burn petrol or diesel in internal combustion engines (ICE) from 2030 to 2035. In some ways, this is no surprise: the original plan was to ban them from 2040, a...

Politics

Sunak should be wary of backtracking on net zero – what history tells us about flip-flopping on the environment

Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035. It is a remarkable event given that the UK...

The fraught history of India and the Khalistan movement

The Indian government has warned its citizens living in Canada to exercise extreme caution due to a deteriorating security environment in the country. The warning came after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

City watchdog finds no evidence for recent political 'debanking' – but private banks have been picky for centuries

After a row over the closure of his bank account earlier this year, former politician Nigel Farage has hit out at the UK financial regulator for saying it has found no recent evidence of customers being de-banked over...

Nagorno-Karabakh: longest war in post-Soviet space flares yet again as Russia distracted in Ukraine

A 24-hour anti-terrorist operation launched by Azerbaijan to restore the countrys constitutional order threatened briefly to escalate into a full-scale war with Armenia over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. But...

Racism and democracy: why claims of ‘division by race’ in the NZ election and Voice referendum need challenging

Its a coincidence that New Zealand elects a new parliament on October 14, the same day Australians decide whether (at the request of Indigenous people) they will entrench in the constitution an Aboriginal and Torres...

Science

A Nasa spacecraft is on course to deliver material from an asteroid to Earth – here's what we could learn

Around 15 years ago, I was on a European Space Agency (Esa) committee, looking at Esas strategy for proposed forthcoming space missions. Under consideration was a mission to an asteroid. Over dinner, one of the committee...

Five golden rules for effective science communication – perspectives from a documentary maker

Over the past three years, people from all walks of life have learned a great deal about different branches of science. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many of us to information about virology and vaccine production....

Discovering the universe from our own backyards

When I was a college student, I worked at the Charlevoix Astronomical Observatory in Québec. It was a pretty decent summer job, as I got to observe celestial bodies until the dead of night, talk to astronomy...

Our planet is burning in unexpected ways - here’s how we can protect people and nature

People have been using fire for millennia. It is a vital part of many ecosystems and cultures. Yet human activities in the current era, sometimes called the Anthropocene, are reshaping patterns of fire across the...

Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu

Repetition has a strange relationship with the mind. Take the experience of déjà vu, when we wrongly believe have experienced a novel situation in the past leaving you with an spooky sense of pastness. But...

Technology

McAfee Unveils AI-Driven Tool to Battle Rising Sophistication of Cyber Scams

McAfee Corp unveils its AI-based McAfee Scam Protection, a response to the surge in AI-aided cyber scams, aiming to detect and block deceptive cyber threats proactively. Phishing scams, which continue to be the top...

YouTube Unveils AI-Driven Tools for Enhanced Video Creation

YouTube revealed a range of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features aimed at assisting creators in producing videos and expanding their audience reach. As companies incorporate generative AI technology...

Not everyone wants to delegate their chores to technology

Household chores have a bad reputation. Many of us do not particularly like doing the dishes and cleaning the floor. No wonder companies are leveraging advances in robotics and artificial intelligence to introduce a new...

In future, we'll see fewer generic AI chatbots like ChatGPT and more specialised ones that are tailored to our needs

AI technology is developing rapidly. ChatGPT has become the fastest-growing online service in history. Google and Microsoft are integrating generative AI into their products. And world leaders are excitedly embracing AI as...

The joke's on us – how big tech is replicating our laughter online

Human laughter as we know it likely developed between ten and 16 million years ago. For context, the stone tools our distant human ancestors made in the Early Stone Age date back around 2.6 million years. These are vast...