Assessment of Local Mosquito Species Incriminates Aedes aegypti as the Potential Vector of Zika Virus in Australia

Sonja Hall-Mendelin; Alyssa T. Pyke; Peter R. Moore; Ian M. Mackay; Jamie L. McMahon; Scott A. Ritchie; Carmel T. Taylor; Frederick A.J. Moore; Andrew F. van den Hurk

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004959

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Assessment of Local Mosquito Species Incriminates Aedes aegypti as the Potential Vector of Zika Virus in Australia

Sonja Hall-Mendelin,

Affiliation Public Health Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Coopers Plains, Australia
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Alyssa T. Pyke,

Affiliation Public Health Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Coopers Plains, Australia
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Peter R. Moore,

Affiliation Public Health Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Coopers Plains, Australia
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Ian M. Mackay,

Affiliation Public Health Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Coopers Plains, Australia
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Jamie L. McMahon,

Affiliation Public Health Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Coopers Plains, Australia
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Scott A. Ritchie,

Affiliations College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
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Carmel T. Taylor,

Affiliation Public Health Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Coopers Plains, Australia
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Frederick A.J. Moore,

Affiliation Public Health Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Coopers Plains, Australia
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Andrew F. van den Hurk

* E-mail: andrew.vandenhurk@health.qld.gov.au

Affiliation Public Health Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Coopers Plains, Australia
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Assessment of Local Mosquito Species Incriminates Aedes aegypti as the Potential Vector of Zika Virus in Australia

Sonja Hall-Mendelin,
Alyssa T. Pyke,
Peter R. Moore,
Ian M. Mackay,
Jamie L. McMahon,
Scott A. Ritchie,
Carmel T. Taylor,
Frederick A.J. Moore,
Andrew F. van den Hurk

Published: September 19, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004959

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Identification of Aedes aegypti as the potential principal antipodean vector of Zika infection serves to focus warranted regional attention on this important agent of tropical fever transmission Posted by awtaylorrobinson on 21 Sep 2016 at 22:50 GMT
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This study is severely flawed. Posted by aneira on 20 Sep 2016 at 11:19 GMT

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