Table 1. Screening of Aedes triseriatus and Aedes japonicus adult mosquitoes from gravid traps for arthropod-borne virus by using plaque assays, Appalachian Region, United States, 2015.
Collection date |
Aedes triseriatus
|
Ae. japonicus
|
No. positive samples | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. mosquitoes | No. pools* | No. mosquitoes | No. pools* | ||
Jun 1–30 | 569 | 14 | 196 | 26 | 0 |
Jul 1–31 | 383 | 367 | 257 | 240 | 0 |
Aug 1–19 | 245 | 245 | 237 | 176 | 2† |
Total | 1,197 | 626 | 690 | 442 | 2† |
*After July 21, most mosquitoes were tested individually rather than in pools. †Two Cache Valley virus–infected adult Ae. j. japonicus mosquitoes were collected and tested individually on August 4.