Warchot A; Copley N; Kurucz N

Author(s)

Warchot A

Copley N

Kurucz N

Publication Date

2015-09

Abstract

Following receipt of a mosquito enquiry from Wagait Shire Council on 9 January 2015, Medical Entomology staff undertook a mosquito field investigation at Wagait Beach. Adult mosquito trapping showed moderate to high levels of the northern salt marsh mosquito, Aedes vigilax, a potential vector for Ross River virus (RRV) and Barmah Forest virus (BFV). Site investigations revealed extensive Ae. vigilax breeding in coastal sand dune depressions at the northern fringe of Wagait Beach. Aerial photography suggested large seasonal mosquito breeding sites exist nearby to Wagait Beach, not only for Ae. vigilax, but also for Culex annulirostris, the principal vector for RRV, BFV, Murray Valley encephalitis and Kunjin virus, and for Anopheles mosquitoes, the potential vectors for Malaria. The most feasible mosquito mitigation measures for Wagait Beach residents are likely to be personal protection and mosquito avoidance.

ISSN

1440-883X

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/10137/643

Publisher

Medical Entomology, DoH

Series

The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;Vol. 22, No. 3

Subject

Australia

Northern Territory

Darwin rural

Insects

Mosquitoes

Surveys

Arboviruses

Encephalitis

Ross River virus infections

Public health

Medical Entomology

Title

Wagait Beach mosquito investigation 14-15 January 2015

Type of document

Journal Article

Entity Type

Publication

Author(s)	Warchot A Copley N Kurucz N
Publication Date	2015-09
Abstract	Following receipt of a mosquito enquiry from Wagait Shire Council on 9 January 2015, Medical Entomology staff undertook a mosquito field investigation at Wagait Beach. Adult mosquito trapping showed moderate to high levels of the northern salt marsh mosquito, Aedes vigilax, a potential vector for Ross River virus (RRV) and Barmah Forest virus (BFV). Site investigations revealed extensive Ae. vigilax breeding in coastal sand dune depressions at the northern fringe of Wagait Beach. Aerial photography suggested large seasonal mosquito breeding sites exist nearby to Wagait Beach, not only for Ae. vigilax, but also for Culex annulirostris, the principal vector for RRV, BFV, Murray Valley encephalitis and Kunjin virus, and for Anopheles mosquitoes, the potential vectors for Malaria. The most feasible mosquito mitigation measures for Wagait Beach residents are likely to be personal protection and mosquito avoidance.
ISSN	1440-883X
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/10137/643
Publisher	Medical Entomology, DoH
Series	The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;Vol. 22, No. 3
Subject	Australia Northern Territory Darwin rural Insects Mosquitoes Surveys Arboviruses Encephalitis Ross River virus infections Public health Medical Entomology
Title	Wagait Beach mosquito investigation 14-15 January 2015
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

Wagait Beach mosquito investigation 14-15 January 2015

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