Csiro Publishing – Australian Journal Of Primary Health

B School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition, James this site Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia. C School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Cairns Campus, PO Box 6811, c/- Cairns Hospital, PO Box 902, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia. D Corresponding author. Importation of dengue fever by travellers visiting or returning to Australia can lead to epidemics. The mosquito can acquire the virus in the symptomatic viraemic phase, so timely recognition of cases is important to prevent epidemics. There is a gap in the literature about backpackers knowledge of dengue fever and the decision-making process they use when considering utilising the Australian health-care system.