Volume 13, Number 11—November 2007
Research
Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mosquitoes Captured during Outbreak of Buruli Ulcer, Southeastern Australia
Paul D.R. Johnson*†‡§
, Joseph Azuolas¶, Caroline J. Lavender‡, Elwyn Wishart¶, Timothy P. Stinear§, John A. Hayman‡§, Lynne Brown#, Grant A. Jenkin§, and Janet A.M. Fyfe‡
, Joseph Azuolas¶, Caroline J. Lavender‡, Elwyn Wishart¶, Timothy P. Stinear§, John A. Hayman‡§, Lynne Brown#, Grant A. Jenkin§, and Janet A.M. Fyfe‡Table 1
Maximum likelihood estimate (MLE) per 1,000 mosquitoes trapped in Point Lonsdale, Australia, and tested by PCR for insertion sequence IS2404 of Mycobacterium ulcerans
| Species | No. mosquitoes | No. positive pools/no. pools tested | MLE* | 95% Confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aedes camptorhynchus | 10,558 | 41/757 | 3.98 | 2.90–5.35 |
| Coquillettidia linealis | 480 | 4/57 | 8.53 | 2.80–20.34 |
| Ae. notoscriptus | 221 | 1/49 | 4.47 | 0.26–21.37 |
| Culex australicus | 76 | 1/27 | 12.78 | 0.77–59.74 |
| Ochlerotatus alboannulatus | 52 | 0/16 | 0 | 0.00–58.19 |
| Anopheles annulipes s. l. | 49 | 1/18 | 22.44 | 1.24–115.30 |
| Cx. globocoxitus | 43 | 0/20 | 0 | 0–76.19 |
| Cx. annulirostris | 10 | 0/2 | 0 | 0–161.60 |
| Cx. molestus | 6 | 0/6 | 0 | 0–390.33 |
| Cx. quinquefasciatus | 5 | 0/2 | 0 | 0–319.26 |
| Oc. australis | 3 | 0/2 | 0 | 0–499.14 |
| Cx. pipiens gp. |
1 |
0/1 |
0 |
0–793.45 |
| Total | 11,504 | 48/957 | 4.28 | 3.20–5.62 |
*MLE bias was corrected when >1 pool was positive; otherwise uncorrected.
