Exotic Aedes mosquitoes: onshore detection and elimination in Darwin, Northern Territory

Authors

  • Peter Whelan Territory Health Services, Darwin, Northern Territory
  • Richard C Russell Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales.
  • Garry Tucker Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services, Darwin, Northern Territory.
  • Graeme Goodwin Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services, Darwin, Northern Territory.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.52

Keywords:

Exotic Aedes Mosquitoes, arbovirus

Abstract

The Medical Entomology Branch (MEB) of the Territory Health Services (THS) and the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) have coordinated and separate programs to detect and eliminate exotic mosquitoes imported into Darwin.

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Published

30/11/01

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Whelan, Peter, Richard C Russell, Garry Tucker, and Graeme Goodwin. 2001. “Exotic Aedes Mosquitoes: Onshore Detection and Elimination in Darwin, Northern Territory”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 25 (November):283-85. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.52.

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Vol. 25 (2001)

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