NSW Arbovirus Surveillance & Vector Monitoring Program
Leeton 2011-2012
Mosquito/Chicken Results

Nearby Locations

Griffith Hay

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News & Comments

Note that for mosquito numbers 0 - 50 mosquitoes = "Low", 51 - 100 = "Medium",
101 - 1,000 = "High", 1,001 - 10,000 = "Very High", >10,000 = "Extreme".

7/Feb/2012: Both sites trapped 'high' mosquito numbers this week. Almond Road produced 434 mosquitoes, with 151 Culex annulirostris. Farm 347 yielded 929, with 85 Culex annulirostris.

7/Feb/2012: There were no seroconversions to either MVEV or KUNV from the bleeds taken on 15/Jan or 22/Jan/2012.

31/Jan/2012: Farm 347 trapped 'high' numbers (775), with279 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road also had a 'high' catch producing 204 mosquitoes, with 72 Culex annulirostris.

24/Jan/2012: Mosquito numbers are down this week, although 'high' from both sites. Farm 347 trapped 281 mosquitoes, with 219 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road yielded 922, with 400 Culex annulirostris.

24/Jan/2012: There was one Ross River viral isolate from Culex annulirostris trapped at Almond Road on 18/Jan/2012.

23/Jan/2012: There were no seroconversions to either MVEV or KUNV from the bleed taken on 8/Jan/2012.

18/Jan/2012: Both sites produced 'very high' catches this week. Almond Road yielded 1,411 mosquitoes and included 753 Culex annulirostris. Farm 347 trapped a total of 2,883, with 2,082 Culex annulirostris.

11/Jan/2012: Farm 347 yielded a 'very high' catch of 1,021 mosquitoes, with 333 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road yielded a 'high' collection of 453 and included 288 Culex annulirostris.

11/Jan/2012: There were no seroconversions to either MVEV or KUNV from the bleeds taken on 18/Dec, 27/Dec/2011, or 2/Jan/2012.

4/Jan/2012: Mosquito numbers have increased dramatically this week, with a 'very high' collection of 4,264 this week from Farm 347, the collection being dominated by 3,917 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road had a trap failure.

29/Dec/2011: There were no seroconversions to either MVEV or KUNV from the bleeds taken on 27/Nov and 4/Dec. There was 8 seronversions to MVEV from the bleed taken on 12/Dec.

20/Dec/2011: Farm 347 yielded 'high' mosquito numbers of 872, with 527 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road had a trap failure.

13/Dec/2011: Farm 347 yielded 'high' mosquito numbers of 179, with 113 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road trapped 'low' numbers.

5/Dec/2011: Farm 347 yielded 'medium' mosquito numbers of 92, with 69 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road trapped 'low' numbers.

29/Nov/2011: Farm 347 yielded 'high' mosquito numbers of 669, with 547 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road trapped 'low' numbers due to a partial trap failure.

25/Nov/2011: There were no seroconversions to either MVEV or KUNV from the bleed taken on 20/Nov.

22/Nov/2011: Both sites yielded 'low' mosquito numbers.

21/Nov/2011: There were no seroconversions to either MVEV or KUNV from the bleeds taken on 27/Oct/2011, 6/Nov or 13/Nov.

17/Oct/2011: Farm 347 yielded 'medium' mosquito numbers of 56, with 37 Culex annulirostris. Almond Road trapped 'low' numbers.

9/Oct/2011: Almond Road had a trap failure. Farm 347 yielded 'high' mosquito numbers of 142, with 82 Culex annulirostris.

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