Immunology and Cell Biology · 1976 · 32 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiologyMicrobiologyMolecular VirologyVector-borne DiseasesVirologyArboviral DiseasesMosquito BiologyMosquito-borne DiseasesVector-borne ZoonosesViral InfectionsVirus TaxonomyArboviral ZoonosesArbovirus-vector InteractionsCulex-borne Viral DiseasesDominant SpeciesMosquito Vector EcologyMosquito-borne Disease DiagnosisMosquito-borne Viral ZoonosesMosquito-borne Zoonoses
One hundred and thirty presumptive viruses have been isolated from 485 pools made from 23,872 mosquitoes collected in the Ord River area of North-West Australia. One hundred and eleven of the virus isolates isolates came from pools of Culex annulirostis, the dominant mosquito species caught in the vicinity of Kununurra. Forty-five of the viruses pathogenic for newborn mice have been further characterized-19 as Flaviviruses, 1 Alphavirus, 9 Koongol, 1 Mapputta and 15 non-haemagglutinating viruses of which 6 are Corripata. Thirty-seven isolates were from Culex annulirostis, 7 from Aedomyia catasticta and 1 from aedes tremulus. All Corriparta isolates were from Aedomyia catasticta. The Flaviviruses comprised 13 Kunjin and 6 MVE isolates.