Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2009):

Determination of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) bloodmeal sources in Western Australia: implications for arbovirus transmission.

Full Abstract

A double-antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine the bloodmeal sources of adult mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in encephalitis vector surveillance mosquito traps in Western Australia between May 1993 and August 2004. In total, 2,606 blood-fed mosquitoes, representing 29 mosquito species, were tested, and 81.7% reacted with one or more of the primary antibodies. Aedes camptorhynchus (Thomson) and Culex annulirostris Skuse were the most common species tested, making up 47.2% (1,234) and 35.6% (930), respectively. These species obtained bloodmeals from a variety of vertebrate hosts but particularly marsupials and cows. In contrast, Culex pullus Theobald (72.7%; 24/33), Culiseta atra (Lee) (70.0%; 7/10), Culex globocoxitus Dobrotworsky (54.5%; 12/22), and Culex quinquefasciatus Say (39.3%; 22/56) often obtained bloodmeals from birds. Although Ae. camptorhynchus and Cx. annulirostris are well established vectors of arboviruses, other mosquitoes also may have a role in enzootic and/ or epizootic transmission.

Author information

Author/s: Johansen, C A (CA); Power, S L (SL); Broom, A K (AK);

Affiliation: Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular, and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia. cjohanse(-atsign-)cyllene.uwa.edu.au

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of medical entomology (J Med Entomol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 46 (issue 5) : pp 1167-75

Dates: Created 2009/09/22; Completed 2009/10/27;

PMID: 19769051, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/27/2009, IMS Date: )

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Animals Arbovirus Infections - transmission Birds Cats Cattle Culicidae Dogs Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Feeding Behavior Humans Marsupialia Rabbits Sheep Swine Western Australia

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