| isolation of arboviruses from mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) collected from the gulf plains region of northwest queensland, australia. | as part of investigations into japanese encephalitis (je) virus and related flaviviruses in northern australia, 153,529 mosquitoes were collected and processed for virus isolation from the gulf plains region of northwest queensland. collections from within 30 km of each of the townships of croydon, normanton and karumba yielded 3,087 (2.0%), 66,009 (43.0%), and 84,433 (55.0%) mosquitoes, respectively, from which 16 viruses were isolated. four isolates of murray valley encephalitis (mve), two of ... | 2002 | 12349863 |
| genomic and phylogenetic characterization of leanyer virus, a novel orthobunyavirus isolated in northern australia. | leanyer virus (leav), currently classified as a member of the genus orthobunyavirus, in the family bunyaviridae, was originally isolated from a pool of anopheles meraukensis mosquitoes, collected at leanyer, northern territory, australia in 1974. when it failed to react in serological tests with antisera from other known viruses, full-length genomic sequencing was pursued to determine the relationship of leav to other orthobunyavirus species. genetic and serological characterization confirmed it ... | 2011 | 21402599 |
| genetic characterization of archived bunyaviruses and their potential for emergence in australia. | to better understand the diversity of bunyaviruses and their circulation in australia, we sequenced 5 viruses (gan gan, trubanaman, kowanyama, yacaaba, and taggert) isolated and serologically identified 4 decades ago as members of the family bunyaviridae. gan gan and trubanaman viruses almost perfectly matched 2 recently isolated, purportedly novel viruses, salt ash and murrumbidgee viruses, respectively. kowanyama and yacaaba viruses were identified as being related to members of a large clade ... | 0 | 27088588 |
| genomic characterisation of three mapputta group viruses, a serogroup of australian and papua new guinean bunyaviruses associated with human disease. | the mapputta serogroup tentatively contains the mosquito-associated viruses mapputta, maprik, trubanaman and gan gan. interestingly, this serogroup has previously been associated with an acute epidemic polyarthritis-like illness in humans; however, there has been no ensuing genetic characterisation. here we report the complete genome sequences of mapputta and maprik viruses, and a new mapputta group candidate, buffalo creek virus, previously isolated from mosquitoes and detected by serology in a ... | 2015 | 25588016 |
| field evaluation of commercial repellent formulations against mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in northern territory, australia. | field trials comparing commercially available repellent formulations containing picaridin (1-piperidinecarboxylate acid, 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylpropylester) and deet (n,n-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) against mosquitoes in northern territory, australia, were conducted. three repellents were compared: autan repel containing 9.3% picaridin, rid containing 10% deet, and bushman ultra containing 80% deet in a gel. the predominant mosquito species collected were culex annulirostris skuse (63.2%), oc ... | 2005 | 16506580 |