Publications by authors named "Chris Rodwell"
Article Synopsis
- Effective arbovirus surveillance is critical for control strategies like mosquito suppression, vaccination, and public warnings, but traditional methods have limitations in early detection.
- A new system using CO2-baited traps collects mosquitoes that excrete viruses onto sugar-baited nucleic acid preservation cards, which are analyzed for detection using molecular assays.
- In a study in northern Australia, this method detected West Nile virus Kunjin subtype, Ross River virus, and Barmah Forest virus in wild mosquitoes, highlighting its effectiveness, even when traditional sentinel animals showed no signs of viral activity.