Laboratory studies on the transmission of yellow fever virus by Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Dipt., Culicidae).
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse), a mosquito which occupies a similar ecological niche to Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L), the urban vector of yellow fever virus, was screened as a possible vector of this disease. The results indicate that almost certainly Ae. notoscriptus is refractory to the virus and could not act as a vector if yellow fever were introduced to Australia.
D000330:Aedes / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D000882:Haplorhini; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D051379:Mice; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000635:transmission*; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000302:isolation & purification