Table 2.
M. ulcerans-positive pools tested by IS2404 qPCR
| Species | Number of mosquitoes | Number positive/number pools tested | MLEa | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aedes alboannulatus | 133 | 0/97 | 0 | 0–27.71 |
| Aedes bancroftianus | 2 | 0/2 | 0 | 0–657.62 |
| Aedes camptorhynchus | 335 | 1/85 | 2.96 | 0.17–14.19 |
| Aedes clelandi | 32 | 0/3 | 0 | 0–67.97 |
| Aedes flavifrons | 40 | 0/16 | 0 | 0–78.10 |
| Aedes imperfectus | 226 | 0/27 | 0 | 0–14.96 |
| Ae. notoscriptus | 7,897 | 46/2,937 | 5.88 | 4.37–7.76 |
| Aedes rubrithorax | 646 | 0/220 | 0 | 0–5.84 |
| Aedes sagax | 2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0–545.52 |
| Aedes theobaldi | 1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0–793.45 |
| Anopheles annulipes | 406 | 0/148 | 0 | 0–9.16 |
| Coquillettidia linealis | 502 | 0/139 | 0 | 0–7.43 |
| Culiseta inconspicua | 5 | 0/4 | 0 | 0–408.11 |
| Culex annulirostris | 4 | 0/3 | 0 | 0–450.75 |
| Culex australicus | 785 | 0/150 | 0 | 0–4.76 |
| Culex cylindricus | 83 | 0/38 | 0 | 0–41.60 |
| Culex globocoxitus | 887 | 0/150 | 0 | 0–4.22 |
| Culex molestus | 5,240 | 0/609 | 0 | 0–0.73 |
| Culex orbostiensis | 69 | 0/9 | 0 | 0–42.95 |
| Culex quinquefasciatus | 861 | 0/237 | 0 | 0–4.39 |
| Tripteroides atripes | 12 | 0/9 | 0 | 0–230.35 |
| Tripteroides tasmaniensis | 13 | 0/10 | 0 | 0–215.26 |
aMLE of M. ulcerans per 1,000 mosquitoes trapped in the Mornington Peninsula. MLE bias was corrected when one or more pool was positive.