Mosquito repellents are being distributed and agencies are trying to disrupt breeding spots as high rainfall has lead to plague levels of the disease-carrying insects in Tennant Creek, the ABC has reported.

NT Health said it had done 20,000 tests on mosquitoes and their larvae across NT to detect any mosquito-borne viruses amid the proliferation of the insects in the Barkley region brought about by the more than double average rainfall in the last two months.

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