| do ross river and dengue viruses pose a threat to new zealand? | to determine the prevalence of antibodies to ross river and dengue viruses in sera from new zealand residents and travellers and to assess the potential of local mosquitoes to act as vectors of these viruses. | 1994 | 7970354 |
| vector competence of aedes notoscriptus (diptera: culicidae) for ross river virus in queensland, australia. | aedes notoscriptus (skuse) mosquitoes colonized from brisbane, queensland, australia, were fed on blood containing ross river (rr) virus isolated from brisbane, queensland, australia. this colony was highly susceptible to infection, id50 = 10(3.2) ccid50 per mosquito, with titers in infected mosquitoes peaking 9 d after infection. transmission occurred between days 9 and 14, with a maximum rate of 13% between days 12 and 14 after infection. considering the peridomestic abundance and human blood ... | 1998 | 9538569 |
| mosquito isolates of ross river virus from cairns, queensland, australia. | during 1996-1998 60,619 mosquitoes were collected around cairns, australia and processed for alphavirus isolation. thirty-three isolates of ross river (rr) virus were made from 9 species, aedes imprimens, aedes kochi, aedes notoscriptus, aedes vigilax, culex annulirostris, culex gelidus, mansonia septempunctata, verrallina (formerly aedes) carmenti, and verrallina lineatus. attempts to isolate rr virus from 121 aedes aegypti were unsuccessful. twenty-six (79%) of the isolates came from within 1 ... | 2000 | 11289664 |
| mosquito feeding patterns and natural infection of vertebrates with ross river and barmah forest viruses in brisbane, australia. | host feeding patterns of mosquitoes were assessed through the identification of 865 blood meals collected from brisbane during 2000-2001. under natural conditions, mosquito feeding (including that of culex annulirostris, aedes vigilax, and aedes notoscriptus) was primarily on dogs (37.4%), but also on birds (18.4%), horses (16.8%), brushtail possums (13.3%), humans (11.6%), and cats, flying foxes, and macropods, depending on site. from 1997 to 1999, sera (n=1706) were collected from dogs, cats, ... | 2007 | 17360861 |
| predictive indicators for ross river virus infection in the darwin area of tropical northern australia, using long-term mosquito trapping data. | to describe the epidemiology of ross river virus (rrv) infection in the endemic darwin region of tropical northern australia and to develop a predictive model for rrv infections. | 2008 | 18482196 |
| difference in mosquito species (diptera: culicidae) and the transmission of ross river virus between coastline and inland areas in brisbane, australia. | this study examined the distribution of major mosquito species and their roles in the transmission of ross river virus (rrv) infection for coastline and inland areas in brisbane, australia (27 degrees 28' s, 153 degrees 2' e). we obtained data on the monthly counts of rrv cases in brisbane between november 1998 and december 2001 by statistical local areas from the queensland department of health and the monthly mosquito abundance from the brisbane city council. correlation analysis was used to a ... | 2010 | 20146843 |
| definition of ross river virus vectors at maroochy shire, australia. | evidence of ross river (rr) virus infection in field-collected mosquitoes and data from laboratory vector competence experiments incriminated a range of mosquito species as important vectors of rr virus in maroochy shire, queensland, australia. nine rr and 2 barmah forest virus isolates were recovered from 27,529 mosquitoes collected in light traps from maroochy shire during 1996. nine of the 10 most abundant mosquito species collected in light traps were fed on blood containing the b94/20 strai ... | 2000 | 15218919 |
| ross river virus in mosquitoes (diptera:culicidae) during the 1994 epidemic around brisbane, australia. | during the summer 1994 outbreak of epidemic polyarthritis in suburban brisbane, 29,931 adult female mosquitoes were collected by octenol-co2 light traps and tested for virus by species in pools of approximately 20 using an in situ enzyme-linked immunoassay. overall, 63 isolations of ross river (rr) virus were made from 7 different mosquito species, including 23 from freshwater-breeding culex annulirostris skuse, 13 from peridomestic aedes notoscriptus (skuse), 4 from aedes procax (skuse), 12 fro ... | 1997 | 9103757 |
| evaluation of mesocyclops aspericornis (cyclopoida:cyclopidae) and toxorhynchites speciosus as integrated predators of mosquitoes in tire habitats in queensland. | this study addressed biological control of peridomestic aedes notoscriptus, known to be a highly effective colonizer of tire habitats and a possible vector of ross river virus. a laboratory trial of the compatibility of the predators mesocyclops aspericornis and toxorhynchites speciosus in small container habitats showed that 4th-instar tx. speciosus did not significantly affect m. aspericornis mortality. introduced m. aspericornis and naturally occurring tx. speciosus were found to form a compa ... | 1996 | 8887220 |
| metagenomic arbovirus detection using minion nanopore sequencing. | with its small size and low cost, the hand-held minion sequencer is a powerful tool for in-field surveillance. using a metagenomic approach, it allows non-targeted detection of viruses in a sample within a few hours. this study aimed to determine the ability of the minion to metagenomically detect and characterise a virus from an infected mosquito. rna was extracted from an aedes notoscriptus mosquito infected with ross river virus (rrv), converted into cdna and sequenced on the minion. bioinfor ... | 2017 | 28855093 |
| effectiveness of s-methoprene briquets and application method for mosquito control in urban road gullies/catch basins/gully pots in a mediterranean climate: implications for ross river virus transmission. | floating emergence traps were used in 15 road gullies to determine the effectiveness and longevity of s-methoprene briquets over 124 days. samples were taken monthly from october 2014 to march 2015. two treatment methods were assessed: application of briquet using a float, and application without a float. these methods were compared with untreated control gullies. mosquito emergence peaked in early november, and decreased by february. effectiveness of the briquet was not impacted significantly b ... | 2016 | 27802404 |
| "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 |