Discovery of a widespread infestation of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia

Ritchie, SA; Moore, P; Carruthers, M; Williams, C; Montgomery, B; Foley, P; Ahboo, S; Van Den Hurk, AF; Lindsay, MD; Cooper, B; Beebe, N; Russell, RC

Discovery of a widespread infestation of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia

Ritchie, SA Moore, P Carruthers, M Williams, C Montgomery, B Foley, P Ahboo, S Van Den Hurk, AF Lindsay, MD Cooper, B Beebe, N Russell, RC

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Citation:: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2006, 22 (3), pp. 358 - 365
Issue Date:: 2006-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ritchie, SA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moore, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Carruthers, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Montgomery, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Foley, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ahboo, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Den Hurk, AF	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lindsay, MD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cooper, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Beebe, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Russell, RC	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2006, 22 (3), pp. 358 - 365	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	8756-971X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/3833
dc.description.abstract	Aedes albopictus is a container-breeding Stegomyia mosquito that has dispersed widely from its origins in Southeast Asia. Because Ae. albopictus is a known dengue vector and a potential vector of a variety of arboviruses and it can tolerate cooler climates than Aedes aegypti, Australian quarantine and health authorities have strategies to detect and eliminate it from international ports. Following the detection of 42 adult Ae. albopictus in BG-Sentinel traps set on Yorke island in the Torres Strait of Australia in April 2005, extensive surveys were conducted to determine the distribution of Ae. albopictus in the Torres Strait and adjoining Cape York Peninsula. A total of 17 islands and the northern peninsula area of Cape York Peninsula were surveyed by collection of larvae and pupae from flooded containers and human bait collections of adult mosquitoes with aspirators and sweep nets. Aedes albopictus was detected on 10 islands and comprised 100% of the day-biting container-breeding mosquitoes on Yorke and Stephens Islands. No Ae. albopictus were detected in the mainland sites on Cape York. Retrospective genetic analysis of larvae collected in April 2004 and April 2005 on Yorke Island indicated that Ae. albopictus was present in low densities in 2004 and that there were 3 genetically distinct mitochondrial haplotypes on Yorke Island in April 2005. Additionally, on Yorke Island there is evidence that Ae. albopictus is displacing Aedes scutellaris. Copyright © 2006 by The American Mosquito Control Association, Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[358:DOAWIO]2.0.CO;2	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Tropical Medicine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aedes	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Polymerase Chain Reaction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Larva	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Queensland	en_US
dc.title	Discovery of a widespread infestation of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	22	en_US
utslib.for	0608 Zoology	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	22	en_US

Abstract:

Aedes albopictus is a container-breeding Stegomyia mosquito that has dispersed widely from its origins in Southeast Asia. Because Ae. albopictus is a known dengue vector and a potential vector of a variety of arboviruses and it can tolerate cooler climates than Aedes aegypti, Australian quarantine and health authorities have strategies to detect and eliminate it from international ports. Following the detection of 42 adult Ae. albopictus in BG-Sentinel traps set on Yorke island in the Torres Strait of Australia in April 2005, extensive surveys were conducted to determine the distribution of Ae. albopictus in the Torres Strait and adjoining Cape York Peninsula. A total of 17 islands and the northern peninsula area of Cape York Peninsula were surveyed by collection of larvae and pupae from flooded containers and human bait collections of adult mosquitoes with aspirators and sweep nets. Aedes albopictus was detected on 10 islands and comprised 100% of the day-biting container-breeding mosquitoes on Yorke and Stephens Islands. No Ae. albopictus were detected in the mainland sites on Cape York. Retrospective genetic analysis of larvae collected in April 2004 and April 2005 on Yorke Island indicated that Ae. albopictus was present in low densities in 2004 and that there were 3 genetically distinct mitochondrial haplotypes on Yorke Island in April 2005. Additionally, on Yorke Island there is evidence that Ae. albopictus is displacing Aedes scutellaris. Copyright © 2006 by The American Mosquito Control Association, Inc.

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