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. 2015 Oct 6;8:509. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1114-9

Table 3.

Summary of fortnightly arbovirus surveillance study conducted in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) of Queensland, Australia

MONTH LOCATION NO. CARDS TESTED NO. POS MVEV POS WNVKUN POS
February NPA WDS, Bamaga 4 0 0 0
Cattle Yard, Seisia 4 0 0 0
Rocky Piggery, Injinoo 4 0 0 0
March NPA WDS, Bamaga 6 3 2 3
Cattle Yard, Seisia 6 2 0 2
Rocky Piggery, Injinoo 6 2 0 2
April NPA WDS, Bamaga 4 2 0 2
Cattle Yard, Seisia 4 2 0 2
Rocky Piggery, Injinoo 4 2 0 2
May NPA WDS, Bamaga 2 0 0 0
Cattle Yard, Seisia 2 0 0 0
Rocky Piggery, Injinoo 2 0 0 0
Total 48 13 2 13

Summary of fortnightly arbovirus surveillance study conducted in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) of Queensland, Australia using honey-soaked FTA® cards housed in the sentinel mosquito arbovirus capture kit (SMACK). Arboviruses tested for included Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) and West Nile virus (Kunjin subtype) (WNVKUN). No FTA® cards tested positive for JEV. Each individual trap was set with two honey-soaked FTA® cards