Table 5.

Mosquito vectors and vertebrate hosts revealed by previous Australian mosquito blood-meal analysis studies

Reference	Locations of mosquitoes sampled	Method of detection	Most abundant blood-fed vector(s)	Vertebrate host
Kay et al. [9]	Brisbane and Carseldine (outer suburban Brisbane)	Agar gel immunodiffusion	Cx. annulirostris	Common brushtail possums, horses, dogs, humans and birds
Kay et al. [23]	Mitchell River Mission and Charleville	Precipitin test	Cx. quinquefasciatus; Cx. annulirostris	Dogs, macropods, cattle, pigs, humans and birds
van den Hurk et al. [11]	Far North Queensland	Agar gel immunodiffusion	Cx. annulirostris	Mammals, marsupials, pigs and birds
Jansen et al. [7]	Urban and peri-urban habitats in eastern Australia (Brisbane, Cairns, Newcastle and Sydney)	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay	Ae. aegypti; Cx. annulirostris	Ae. aegypti had predominantly human blood; Cx. annulirostris had cattle, marsupial, dog and human blood
Johansen et al. [8]	Western Australia	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay	Ae. camptorhynchus; Cx. annulirostris	Marsupials and cattle