| filariasis serosurvey, new caledonia, south pacific, 2013. | lymphatic filariasis (lf) is a major public health problem in the pacific. as the global prevalence of infection was not known in new caledonia (nc), a serosurvey study was conducted by determining the prevalence of circulating filarial antigens, as recommended by the world health organization. | 2015 | 25889011 |
| commensal viruses of mosquitoes: host restriction, transmission, and interaction with arboviral pathogens. | recent advances in virus detection strategies and deep sequencing technologies have enabled the identification of a multitude of new viruses that persistently infect mosquitoes but do not infect vertebrates. these are usually referred to as insect-specific viruses (isvs). these novel viruses have generated considerable interest in their modes of transmission, persistence in mosquito populations, the mechanisms that restrict their host range to mosquitoes, and their interactions with pathogens tr ... | 2017 | 28096646 |
| spatial epidemiology in zoonotic parasitic diseases: insights gained at the 1st international symposium on geospatial health in lijiang, china, 2007. | the 1st international symposium on geospatial health was convened in lijiang, yunnan province, people's republic of china from 8 to 9 september, 2007. the objective was to review progress made with the application of spatial techniques on zoonotic parasitic diseases, particularly in southeast asia. the symposium featured 71 presentations covering soil-transmitted and water-borne helminth infections, as well as arthropod-borne diseases such as leishmaniasis, malaria and lymphatic filariasis. the ... | 2009 | 19193214 |
| quantitative trait loci determining autogeny and body size in the asian tiger mosquito (aedes albopictus). | the majority of mosquito species require a blood meal to stimulate vitellogenesis and subsequent oviposition (anautogeny), but some autogenous individuals complete their first ovarian cycle without a blood meal. autogeny may be facultative or obligatory. in this study, we selected for an autogenous strain in the asian tiger mosquito aedes albopictus and examined an f(1) intercross population for quantitative trait loci (qtl) determining the autogeny trait as well as wing length as a proxy for bo ... | 2008 | 18461085 |
| comparative mt genomics of the tipuloidea (diptera: nematocera: tipulomorpha) and its implications for the phylogeny of the tipulomorpha. | a traditionally controversial taxon, the tipulomorpha has been frequently discussed with respect to both its familial composition and relationships with other nematocera. the interpretation of internal relationships within the tipuloidea, which include the tipulidae sensu stricto, cylindrotomidae, pediciidae and limoniidae, is also problematic. we sequenced the first complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of symplecta hybrida (meigen, 1804), which belongs to the subfamily chioneinae of family limoni ... | 2016 | 27341029 |
| application of broad-spectrum resequencing microarray for genotyping rhabdoviruses. | the rapid and accurate identification of pathogens is critical in the control of infectious disease. to this end, we analyzed the capacity for viral detection and identification of a newly described high-density resequencing microarray (rma), termed pathogenid, which was designed for multiple pathogen detection using database similarity searching. we focused on one of the largest and most diverse viral families described to date, the family rhabdoviridae. we demonstrate that this approach has th ... | 2010 | 20610710 |
| epidemiology and control of bovine ephemeral fever. | bovine ephemeral fever (or 3-day sickness) is an acute febrile illness of cattle and water buffaloes. caused by an arthropod-borne rhabdovirus, bovine ephemeral fever virus (befv), the disease occurs seasonally over a vast expanse of the globe encompassing much of africa, the middle east, asia and australia. although mortality rates are typically low, infection prevalence and morbidity rates during outbreaks are often very high, causing serious economic impacts through loss of milk production, p ... | 2015 | 26511615 |
| the argument for integrating vector control with multiple drug administration campaigns to ensure elimination of lymphatic filariasis. | there is a danger that mass drug administration campaigns may fail to maintain adequate treatment coverage to achieve lymphatic filariasis elimination. hence, additional measures to suppress transmission might be needed to ensure the success of the global program for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis. | 2006 | 16914040 |
| cuticular hydrocarbons as a tool for the identification of insect species: puparial cases from sarcophagidae. | the external surface of all insects is covered by a species-specific complex mixture of highly stable, very long chain cuticular hydrocarbons (chcs). gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was used to identify chcs from four species of sarcophagidae, peckia (peckia) chrysostoma, peckia (pattonella) intermutans, sarcophaga (liopygia) ruficornis and sarcodexia lambens. the identified chcs were mostly a mixture of n-alkanes, monomethylalkanes and dimethylalkanes with linear chain lengths v ... | 2013 | 23932943 |
| initial sequence characterization of the rhabdoviruses of squamate reptiles, including a novel rhabdovirus from a caiman lizard (dracaena guianensis). | rhabdoviruses infect a variety of hosts, including non-avian reptiles. consensus pcr techniques were used to obtain partial rna-dependent rna polymerase gene sequence from five rhabdoviruses of south american lizards; marco, chaco, timbo, sena madureira, and a rhabdovirus from a caiman lizard (dracaena guianensis). the caiman lizard rhabdovirus formed inclusions in erythrocytes, which may be a route for infecting hematophagous insects. this is the first information on behavior of a rhabdovirus i ... | 2012 | 22397930 |
| role of envelope n-linked glycosylation in ross river virus virulence and transmission. | with an expanding geographical range and no specific treatments, human arthritogenic alphaviral disease poses a significant problem worldwide. previous in vitro work with ross river virus (rrv) demonstrated that alphaviral n-linked glycosylation contributes to type i ifn (ifn-αβ) induction in myeloid dendritic cells. this study further evaluated the role of alphaviral n-linked glycans in vivo, assessing the effect of glycosylation on pathogenesis in a mouse model of rrv-induced disease and on vi ... | 2016 | 26813162 |
| ross river virus (rrv) infection in horses and humans: a review. | a fascinating and important arbovirus is ross river virus (rrv) which is endemic and epizootic in nature in certain parts of the world. rrv is a member of the genus alphavirus within the semliki forest complex of the family togaviridae, which also includes the getah virus. the virus is responsible for causing disease both in humans as well as horses. mosquito species (aedes camptorhynchus and aedes vigilax; culex annulirostris) are the most important vector for this virus. in places of low tempe ... | 2014 | 26035950 |
| "looking over the backyard fence": householders and mosquito control. | (1) background: vector-borne diseases are a significant public health problem in western australia. mosquitoes are responsible for the transmission of a number of pathogens and may pose a serious nuisance problem. prevention efforts in the state are multi-faceted and include physical, chemical, and cultural control methods for restricting mosquito breeding. this is less complex where breeding areas are located within public open spaces. in australia's developed urban areas, breeding sites are, h ... | 2017 | 28257079 |
| determining meteorological drivers of salt marsh mosquito peaks in tropical northern australia. | in northern australia the northern salt marsh mosquito aedes vigilax is a vector of ross river virus and is an appreciable pest. a coastal wetland adjacent to darwin's residential suburbs offers a favorable habitat for ae. vigilax, and despite vigilant mosquito control efforts, peaks of ae. vigilax occur in excess of 500/trap/night some months. to improve mosquito control for disease and nuisance biting to nearby residential areas, we sought to investigate meteorological drivers associated with ... | 2015 | 26611962 |
| efficacy of residual insecticide biflex aquamax applied as barrier treatments for managing mosquito populations in suburban residential properties in southeast queensland. | the pyrethroid insecticide biflex aquamax (bifenthrin) was evaluated for its ability to suppress coastal mosquito populations in a controlled suburban backyard study in mango hill, queensland, australia. the insecticide was applied to perimeter vegetation, fencing in selected backyards, or both, and mosquito populations were monitored weekly from 3 wk before to 8 wk after treatment (11 wk total) by using cdc miniature light traps and human bait landing rates. in addition, bioassays were conducte ... | 2012 | 23025182 |
| investigation of cuticular hydrocarbons for determining the age and survivorship of australasian mosquitoes. | the cuticular hydrocarbon (ch) technique of age grading mosquitoes was evaluated for use on laboratory-reared aedes aegypti (l.), anopheles farauti (laveran), and ochlerotatus vigilax (skuse). gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy was used to determine the relative abundance of five alkanes in hexane extracts from the legs of individual mosquitoes. age-related changes to relative hydrocarbon abundances were observed from an. farauti and ae. aegypti, which are vectors of malaria and dengue, respec ... | 2006 | 16525108 |
| the gecko: an environmentally friendly biological agent for mosquito control. | laboratory experiments with aedes aegypti mosquitoes investigated the effects of light, mosquito density and physiological state on predation rates by the australian gecko gehydra dubia and the exotic asian house gecko hemidactylus frenatus. for both gecko species a positive correlation was demonstrated between prey density and the predation rate. using ae.aegypti males and unfed females as prey in a terrarium (0.054 m3), consumption rates reached 76-108/day for g.dubia and 63-109/day for h.fren ... | 1997 | 9430109 |
| in-vivo staining of aedes vigilax, aedes aegypti and culex annulirostris larvae with giemsa and other vital dyes. | of 11 stains tested in the laboratory with larval aedes aegypti, giemsa at dosages of 6 mg/liter for 24 hr and 21 mg/liter for 3 hr proved most satisfactory for in-vivo staining. at these rates, giemsa caused some mortality especially in first instars of ae. vigilax, ae. aegypti and culex annulirostris but effectively was retained in all adults examined up to 3 days posteclosion. the method was deemed satisfactory for investigations of larval movement of ae. vigilax, cx. sitiens and ae. alternan ... | 1986 | 2466952 |
| seasonal activity, vector relationships and genetic analysis of mosquito-borne stratford virus. | there are many gaps to be filled in our understanding of mosquito-borne viruses, their relationships with vectors and reservoir hosts, and the environmental drivers of seasonal activity. stratford virus (strv) belongs to the genus flavivirus and has been isolated from mosquitoes and infected humans in australia but little is known of its vector and reservoir host associations. a total of 43 isolates of strv from mosquitoes collected in new south wales between 1995 and 2013 was examined to determ ... | 2017 | 28253306 |
| the phylogenetic relationships of known mosquito (diptera: culicidae) mitogenomes. | the known mosquito mitogenomes, containing a total of 34 species, which belong to five genera, were collected from genbank, and the practicality and effectiveness of the variation in the complete mitochondrial dna genome and portions of mitochondrial coi gene were assessed to reconstruct the phylogeny of mosquitoes. phylogenetic trees were reconstructed on the basis of parsimony, maximum likelihood, and bayesian (bi) methods. it is concluded that: (1) both mitogenomes and coi gene support the mo ... | 2016 | 27731651 |
| spatial statistical analysis of adult mosquito (diptera: culicidae) counts: an example using light trap data, in redland shire, southeastern queensland, australia. | many mosquito control agencies use carbon dioxide-baited traps as surveillance tools for adult vector populations. however, decisions regarding the number and location of trap sites and the frequency of collections are often based on logistical issues, and not on the bionomics or spatial distribution of the target species. therefore, with the aim of providing practical information for adult mosquito surveillance programs, we used an array of 81 carbon dioxide- and octenol-baited lights traps to ... | 2004 | 15605654 |
| a novel insect-specific flavivirus replicates only in aedes-derived cells and persists at high prevalence in wild aedes vigilax populations in sydney, australia. | to date, insect-specific flaviviruses (isfs) have only been isolated from mosquitoes and increasing evidence suggests that isfs may affect the transmission of pathogenic flaviviruses. to investigate the diversity and prevalence of isfs in australian mosquitoes, samples from various regions were screened for flaviviruses by elisa and rt-pcr. thirty-eight pools of aedes vigilax from sydney in 2007 yielded isolates of a novel flavivirus, named parramatta river virus (parv). sequencing of the viral ... | 2015 | 26519596 |
| field comparison of cyclopentanone versus carbon dioxide as an attractant for adult mosquitoes in southeast queensland, australia. | cyclopentanone is a saturated monoketone typically used as an intermediate in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, biologicals, insecticides, and rubber chemicals. recently, it has been demonstrated that cyclopentanone activates the cpa co2 receptor neuron on the maxillary palp of mosquitoes, suggesting that it may be a viable alternative to co2 as an attractant for mosquitoes. furthermore, semifield experiments showed that traps baited with cyclopentanone attract culex quinquefasciatus say at a ... | 2015 | 26334825 |
| a comparison of adult mosquito trapping regimes across seasons and ecosystems in darwin, australia. | mosquitoes are problematic as vectors and pests in many tropical cities, including darwin, the principal city in the northern territory of australia. to monitor peaks in mosquito populations, the medical entomology unit of the health department sets overnight co(2) -baited traps weekly. trap setting and retrieving, followed by mosquito counting and identification, are labor intensive. aiming to reduce this workload, we tested the hypothesis that fortnightly trapping is as effective as weekly tra ... | 2012 | 23181850 |
| quantifying the drivers of larval density patterns in two tropical mosquito species to maximize control efficiency. | understanding the contributions of environmental variation and density feedbacks to changes in vector populations is essential for designing effective vector control. we analyzed monitoring datasets describing larval densities over 7 yr of the two dominant mosquito species, aedes vigilax (skuse) and culex annulirostris (skuse), of the greater darwin area (northern territory, australia). using generalized linear and linear mixed-effects models, we tested hypotheses regarding the environmental det ... | 2009 | 19689879 |
| evaluations of mosquito age grading techniques based on morphological changes. | evaluations were made of the accuracy and practicality of mosquito age grading methods based on changes to mosquito morphology; including the detinova ovarian tracheation, midgut meconium, polovodova ovariole dilatation, ovarian injection, and daily growth line methods. laboratory maintained aedes vigilax (skuse) and culex annulirostris (skuse) females of known chronological and physiological ages were used for these assessments. application of the detinova technique to laboratory reared ae. vig ... | 2008 | 18533427 |
| differential responses of aedes and culex mosquitoes to octenol or light in combination with carbon dioxide in queensland, australia. | field studies were conducted with evs (encephalitis vector surveillance) traps in south-eastern queensland, australia, to determine the relative response rates of mosquitoes to three levels (0.1, 4.5 and 30 mg/h) of 1-octen-3-ol (octenol) in combination with a standard bait of 2200 g carbon dioxide (co2), compared with co2 alone or co2 with light from a 6v incandescent bulb. compared to co2 alone, aedes vigilax collections increased significantly when co2 was supplemented by all three octenol em ... | 1994 | 8161847 |
| response of mosquitoes to carbon dioxide and 1-octen-3-ol in southeast queensland, australia. | encephalitis vector surveillance (evs) traps were used to study the attractant effect of co2 and 1-octen-3-ol (octenol) on mosquitoes at 2 different locations in southeast queensland. octenol alone was only slightly attractive for aedes vigilax. there was a significant increase in the numbers of ae. vigilax and aedes funereus caught when octenol was added to co2, although catches of culex annulirostris and culex sitiens did not change significantly. the size and age compositions of ae. vigilax a ... | 1993 | 8126478 |
| light and electron microscope studies on three new species of microsporidia from saltmarsh mosquitoes in australia. | descriptions are given of three microsporidians found parasitising larvae of culicine mosquitoes in south-east queensland, australia. two, duboscqia aediphaga n.sp. and microsporidium lotaensis n.sp. were recovered from larvae of aedes (ochlerotatus) vigilax (skuse), and a third, amblyospora pinensis n.sp., from culex sitiens wiedemann. the three species were studied by light microscopy and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. we believe this to be the first detailed account of the ult ... | 1988 | 23195211 |
| laboratory evaluation of predation on mosquito larvae by australian mangrove fish. | a series of laboratory experiments compared predation rates of three native eastern australian mangrove fish species (psuedomugil signifer, hyseleotris galii, pseudogobius sp.) and the exotic gambusia holbrooki on 2nd and 4th instar aedes vigilax larvae, in order to determine their potential as mosquito control agents in mangrove forests. all four species preyed on significant numbers of both 2nd and 4th instar larvae. all showed a similar pattern of larval consumption, gorging on larvae in the ... | 2014 | 24820573 |
| the highs and lows of making a bucket list-quantifying potential mosquito breeding habitats in metropolitan backyards. | while the development of land for residential housing along the swan and canning rivers in perth, wa, australia has reduced natural mosquito breeding sites, the role of backyard container breeding remains a relatively unknown factor. local governments responsible for these areas focus management and control efforts on low lying, tidally driven mosquito habitats to control aedes vigilax (skuse) and aedes camptorhynchus (thomson) mosquitoes in an effort to reduce both the nuisance and disease risk ... | 2017 | 29164098 |
| modelling the ecology of the coastal mosquitoes aedes vigilax and aedes camptorhynchus at port pirie, south australia. | two mosquito species, aedes camptorhynchus (thomson) and aedes vigilax (skuse) (diptera: culicidae) are responsible for significant nuisance biting and disease transmission in southern coastal australia. mosquito abundance, tide height, temperature and rainfall data were collected over three summer seasons (2002, 2003, 2004) at port pirie, south australia and subjected to statistical analysis to develop ecological models for predicting problem mosquito outbreaks. a logistic regression model for ... | 2009 | 19239618 |
| the complete mitochondrial dna genome of aedes vigilax (diptera: culicidae). | the complete mitochondrial genomes of two main clades of the medically significant saltmarsh mosquito aedes vigilax skuse (diptera: culicidae) were obtained using combined illumina and sanger sequencing. the two 15,877 bp circular genomes share 99.0% nucleotide identity and encode 37 genes with identical gene arrangement similar to previously published culicidae species with a non-coding a + t rich region between rns and trna-ile. protein initiation codon is atn apart from nd5 (gtg) and cox1 (tc ... | 2016 | 26099979 |
| the impact of encroachment of mangroves into saltmarshes on saltwater mosquito habitats. | will mangrove encroachment into saltmarshes affect saltwater mosquito habitats? to address this, we synthesized information from two perspectives: 1) at a detailed level, the immature mosquito habitat within mangroves; 2) at a more general or regional level, changes due to mangrove expansion into saltmarshes. this is a synthesis of two research projects. one showed that mosquito larval habitats in mangroves are complex, related to the detailed interactions between topography and tidal patterns a ... | 2013 | 24581363 |
| pyriproxyfen for the control of australian salt-marsh mosquito, aedes vigilax. | the efficacy of pyriproxyfen against the australian salt-marsh mosquito, aedes vigilax, was examined in 2 laboratory and 1 semi-field study using both technical grade and formulated products. in a dose-response study, the median emergence inhibition (ei50) and ei95 values were determined to be 0.019 and 0.076 ppb, respectively, for pyriproxyfen technical grade, 0.021 and 0.092 ppb for a microencapsulated formulation (sumilarv 90cs), and 0.054 and 0.236 ppb for the formulated s-methoprene product ... | 2012 | 22533086 |
| experimental comparison of aerial larvicides and habitat modification for controlling disease-carrying aedes vigilax mosquitoes. | microbial and insect-growth-regulator larvicides dominate current vector control programmes because they reduce larval abundance and are relatively environmentally benign. however, their short persistence makes them expensive, and environmental manipulation of larval habitat might be an alternative control measure. aedes vigilax is a major vector species in northern australia. a field experiment was implemented in darwin, australia, to test the hypotheses that (1) aerial microbial larvicide appl ... | 2012 | 22076747 |
| a comparison of aedes vigilax larval population densities and associated vegetation categories in a coastal wetland, northern territory, australia. | darwin's northern suburbs border an extensive coastal reed and upper mangrove wetland recognized as an important larval habitat for aedes vigilax (skuse), the northern salt marsh mosquito, an established vector for ross river and barmah forest viruses and an appreciable pest species. we sought to identify the most important vegetation categories associated with ae. vigilax breeding to maximize the efficiency of mosquito control efforts. using a generalized linear model with negative binominal di ... | 2009 | 20836834 |
| endogenous and exogenous factors controlling temporal abundance patterns of tropical mosquitoes. | the growing demand for efficient and effective mosquito control requires a better understanding of vector population dynamics and how these are modified by endogenous and exogenous factors. a long-term (11-year) monitoring data set describing the relative abundance of the saltmarsh mosquito (aedes vigilax) in the greater darwin region, northern australia, was examined in a suite of gompertz-logistic (gl) models with and without hypothesized environmental correlates (high tide frequency, rainfall ... | 2008 | 19263895 |
| evaluation of bifenthrin and permethrin as barrier treatments for military tents against mosquitoes in queensland, australia. | a study comparing the effectiveness of barrier treatment of military tents with bifenthrin and permethrin in preventing entry of mosquitoes was conducted at wide bay training area, queensland, australia. five military tents were erected at a site in bushland at mosquito creek, about 2 km from the coast. two tents were sprayed with bifenthrin (bistar 80sc, 0.1% mix, 12.5 ml/liter) and 2 with permethrin (perigen 500, 1.2%, 24 ml/liter). one was left untreated and served as a control. carbon dioxid ... | 2007 | 17847855 |
| repellency of permethrin-treated battle-dress uniforms during operation tandem thrust 2001. | successful feeding by mosquitoes through permethrin-treated battle-dress uniforms (bdus) was observed in the shoalwater bay training area (swbta), queensland, australia, during operation tandem thrust 1997 (tt97). therefore, during operation tandem thrust 2001, the repellency of permethrin-treated bdus was evaluated. washing permethrin-treated bdus 1 time reduced the permethrin concentration by 60%, but permethrin concentration was not reduced further after subsequent washings (up to 20 times). ... | 2004 | 15669394 |
| autogeny in ochlerotatus vigilax (diptera: culicidae) from southeast queensland, australia. | field and laboratory investigations were undertaken to determine the level of expression of autogeny in the mosquito ochlerotatus vigilax (skuse) from southeast queensland, australia, and whether there was evidence of seasonal variation. at two field sites in southeast queensland, wellington point and donnybrook, autogeny rates were determined on six occasions between january 2001 and january 2002. the autogeny rate varied between 71 and 100% at wellington point and between 63 and 100% at donnyb ... | 2003 | 14765668 |
| population structure and dispersal of the saltmarsh mosquito aedes vigilax in queensland, australia. | population genetics of the mosquito aedes vigilax (skuse) (diptera: culicidae), a major vector of arboviruses (e.g. barmah forest, ross river), were investigated to obtain an indirect estimate of mosquito dispersal characteristics in typical habitats of aedes vigilax in south-east queensland: on the off-shore islands of moreton bay and on the mainland where disjunct breeding populations of ae. vigilax are distributed along intertidal marsh. six allozyme loci were assessed for genetic differentia ... | 1999 | 10608232 |
| eggshell sampling: quantitative or qualitative data? | this research evaluated the use of qualitative presence/absence data compared with quantitative real number counts of aedes vigilax eggshell data to obtain information on the spatial distribution of eggshells in several salt marsh vegetation types. eggshells were extracted by subsampling and flotation, a method that does not recover all eggshells. the results of the analysis of presence/absence data were compared with those of real numbers. the general conclusions were similar by either method, ... | 1999 | 10342274 |
| test of a mosquito eggshell isolation method and subsampling procedure. | production of aedes vigilax, the common salt-marsh mosquito, can be assessed by determining eggshell densities found in soil. in this study, 14 field-collected eggshell samples were used to test a subsampling technique and compare eggshell counts obtained with a flotation method to those obtained by direct examination of sediment (des). relative precision of the subsampling technique was assessed by determining the minimum number of subsamples required to estimate the true mean and confidence in ... | 1997 | 9152875 |
| spatial stability of aedes vigilax (diptera: culicidae) eggshells in southeastern queensland salt marshes. | sampling was done to examine whether eggshells of the saltmarsh mosquito, aedes vigilax (skuse), remained near the oviposition site or were dispersed by tidal flow. few eggshells were found in the water column during tidal floodings or accumulated in the basins of small ponds when compared with pond banks, which is the oviposition site of a. vigilax. these data indicated that relatively few eggshells were flushed by rain or tides and that eggshell sampling can be used to pinpoint oviposition sit ... | 1994 | 7815409 |
| runnelling to control saltmarsh mosquitoes: long-term efficacy and environmental impacts. | aedes vigilax is a problem mosquito species prevalent in subtropical australian coastal wetlands. we evaluate the long-term impacts of runnelling, an environmentally benign habitat modification method, on mosquitoes and the wetland environment. runnelling uses shallow channels to enhance flushing of the marsh. the method successfully reduced larval numbers to below nuisance levels for the 6.5 year study period. we did not detect any significant difference in the wetland environment between runne ... | 1993 | 8350074 |
| interpreting mosquito feeding patterns in australia through an ecological lens: an analysis of blood meal studies. | mosquito-borne pathogens contribute significantly to the global burden of disease, infecting millions of people each year. mosquito feeding is critical to the transmission dynamics of pathogens, and thus it is important to understanding and interpreting mosquito feeding patterns. in this paper we explore mosquito feeding patterns and their implications for disease ecology through a meta-analysis of published blood meal results collected across australia from more than 12,000 blood meals from 22 ... | 2019 | 30944025 |
| discovery of cocirculating ross river virus and barmah forest virus at wide bay military training area, northeastern australia. | an arbovirus surveillance military exercise was conducted to assess the risk of ross river virus (rrv) and barmah forest virus (bfv) in the australian defence force (adf) wide bay training area (wbta), northeastern australia, in april 2018. of the 5,540 female mosquitoes collected, 3,702 were screened for rrv and bfv by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in a field laboratory. one pool of verrallina funerea was positive for rrv and 8 pools (7 pools of aedes vigilax and ... | 2019 | 31647704 |
| dispersal of the mosquito aedes vigilax (diptera: culicidae) from urban estuarine wetlands in sydney, australia. | aedes vigilax (skuse) is a pest and vector species associated with coastal wetlands and the abundance of this mosquito has been identified as contributing to increased risk of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks. as urban development continues to encroach on these coastal wetlands, pest and public health impacts are becoming of increasing concern and in the absence of broadscale mosquito control. urban planners are looking to buffer zones and other land use planning options to minimize contact betw ... | 2019 | 31095691 |
| temperature explains broad patterns of ross river virus transmission. | thermal biology predicts that vector-borne disease transmission peaks at intermediate temperatures and declines at high and low temperatures. however, thermal optima and limits remain unknown for most vector-borne pathogens. we built a mechanistic model for the thermal response of ross river virus, an important mosquito-borne pathogen in australia, pacific islands, and potentially at risk of emerging worldwide. transmission peaks at moderate temperatures (26.4°c) and declines to zero at thermal ... | 2018 | 30152328 |