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27 May 2019 Arbovirus Surveillance Using FTA Cards in Modified CO2-baited Encephalitis Virus Surveillance Traps in the Northern Territory, Australia
Nina Kurucz, Cara A Minney-Smith, Cheryl A Johansen
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Abstract

In 2016, modified CO2-baited encephalitis virus surveillance (EVS) traps were evaluated for flavivirus surveillance in the Northern Territory, Australia. The traps were fitted with honey-soaked nucleic acid preservation cards (FTA™) for mosquitoes to expectorate virus while feeding on the cards. Cards were tested for the presence of selected arboviruses, with two cards testing positive for Kunjin virus and Alfuy, while sentinel chickens tested in parallel also showed Kunjin virus activity at the same time. The results from the cards and vector mosquito feeding rates indicate that CO2-baited EVS traps coupled with honey-baited FTA™ cards are an effective tool for broad-scale arbovirus surveillance.

Nina Kurucz, Cara A Minney-Smith, and Cheryl A Johansen "Arbovirus Surveillance Using FTA Cards in Modified CO2-baited Encephalitis Virus Surveillance Traps in the Northern Territory, Australia," Journal of Vector Ecology 44(1), 187-194, (27 May 2019). https://doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12343
Received: 1 February 2019; Accepted: 27 March 2019; Published: 27 May 2019
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KEYWORDS
flavivirus surveillance
FTA™ cards
mosquito traps
mosquito-borne disease
mosquitoes
Sentinel chickens
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