Metatranscriptomics for arbovirus surveillance
We used metatranscriptomic sequencing to screen field-collected mosquitoes for arboviruses to better understand how metatranscriptomics can be utilised in routine surveillance activities. A total 86 unsorted, bulk mosquito samples were sequenced, consisting of over 56,000 mosquitoes from 21 traps, collected from three locations in Victoria, Australia over 7 weeks in late 2016 following a significant flood event. A number of control samples were also sequenced.