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LABORATORY STUDIES ON THE TRANSMISSION OF YELLOW FEVER VIRUS BY AEDES (FINLAYA) NOTOSCRIPTUS (DIPT., CULICIDAE)
Author(s) -
Russell RC,
Mukwaya LG,
Lule M
Publication year - 1977
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.1977.64
Subject(s) - aedes aegypti , vector (molecular biology) , yellow fever , virology , biology , virus , transmission (telecommunications) , aedes , dengue fever , ecology , larva , biochemistry , engineering , electrical engineering , gene , recombinant dna
Summary Aedes ( Finlaya ) notoscriptus ( Skuse ), a mosquito which occupies a similar ecological niche to Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L), the urban vector of yellow fever virus, was screened as a possible vector of this disease. The results indicate that almost certainly Ae. notoscriptus is refractory to the virus and could not act as a vector if yellow fever were introduced to Australia.