Volume 1, Number 1—January 1995
Dispatch
Emergence of Barmah Forest Virus in Western Australia1
Table
Mosquito species from which BF virus was isolated in Western Australia by region and date, 1989 1993*
| Region+ | Locality | Species | Date | Isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kimberley | Billiluna | Ae. bancroftianus | 22 Apr 1989 | 1 |
| East Kimberley | Billiluna | Ae. eidsvoldensis | 22 Apr 1989 | 3 |
| East Kimberley | Billiluna | Ae. pseudonormanensis | 22 Apr 1989 | 1 |
| East Kimberley | Billiluna | An. amictus | 22 Apr 1989 | 2 |
| East Kimberley | Billiluna | An. annulipes s.l. | 22 Apr 1989 | 1 |
| East Kimberley | Halls Creek | Cx. annulirostris | 11 Feb 1993 | 1 |
| West Kimberley | Broome | Ae. vigilax | 10-16 Feb 1993 | 9 |
| West Kimberley | Fitzroy Crossing | Cx. annulirostris | 13 Feb 1993 | 1 |
| West Kimberley | Willare | Ae. normanensis | 16 Mar 1993 | 1 |
| Pilbara (Fortescue) | Onslow | Ae. EN Marks' sp. #85 | 13-14 Jun 1992 | 3 |
| Pilbara (Fortescue) | Onslow | Cx. annulirostris | 13 Jun 1992 | 1 |
| Pilbara (Fortescue) | Onslow | An. amictus | 13-14 Jun 1992 | 2 |
| Pilbara (Fortescue) | Exmouth | Ae. vigilax | 16 Jun-11 Jul 1992 | 7 |
| Gascoyne (West) | Minilya | Ae. eidsvoldensis | 7 Jul 1992 | 5 |
| Gascoyne (West) | Minilya | Ae. Eidsvoldensis (bloodfed) | 7 Jul 1992 | 1 |
| Gascoyne (West) | Minilya | Ae. EN Marks' sp. #85 | 7 Jul 1992 | 1 |
| Gascoyne (West) | Carnarvon | Ae. eidsvoldensis | 12 Jul 1992 | 3 |
| Gascoyne (West) | Carnarvon | Ae. EN Marks' sp. #85 | 12 Jul 1992 | 1 |
| Gascoyne (West) | Carnarvon | Cx. quinquefasciatus | 12 Jul 1992 | 1 |
| Gascoyne (West) | Carnarvon | Unidentifiable mosquitoes | 12 Jul 1992 | 1 |
| Central Coastal | Karnup | Cx. annulirostris | 4 Jan 1993 | 1 |
| Central Coastal | Karnup | Cq. species near linealis | 4 Jan 1993 | 4 |
| Central Coastal | Perth | Cx. annulirostris | 6 Jan 1993 | 1 |
| South Coastal | Australind | Ae. camptorhynchus | 6 Jul 1993 | 1 |
| South Coastal | Mandurah (Peel) | Ae. camptorhynchus | 5 Aug-5 Oct 1993 | 10 |
| South Coastal | Busselton | Ae. camptorhynchus | 1 Sep-15 Nov 1993 | 9 |
| South Coastal |
Busselton |
Cx. globocoxitus |
1 Nov 1993 |
1 |
| Total | 73 |
* Numbers of mosquitoes trapped and processed and estimated minimum field
infection rates for each region will be published in detail elsewhere.
+Refer to Figure for location of regions and towns from which isolates of BF virus were obtained.
1This report is adapted from and expands on a previous bulletin. (1)
2This species is similar to, but distinct from Coquillettidia linealis, according to E.N. Marks, the leading Culicid taxonomist in Australia.
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