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ORD RIVER ARBOVIRUSES — ISOLATIONS FROM MOSQUITOES
Author(s) -
Liehne CG,
Leivers S,
Stanley NF,
Alpers MP,
Paul S,
Liehne PFS,
Chan KH
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1976.50
Subject(s) - biology , virology , geography , zoology
Summary 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 came from pools of Culex annulirostris , 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 Corriparta. Thirty‐seven isolates were from Culex annulirostris . 7 from Aedeomyia catasticta and 1 from Aedes tremuls . All Corriparta isolates were from Aedeomyia catasticta . The Flaviviruses comprised 13 Kunjin and MVE isolates.