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Aedes alboannulatus
Species of mosquito From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aedes alboannulatus is a mosquito species of the genus Aedes that is native to Australia.
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Distribution
Aedes alboannulatus is widely distributed across southern Australia, occurring in both coastal and inland regions of southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and southern Western Australia.[1]
Disease transmission
Laboratory studies have demonstrated that Aedes alboannulatus can carry the Murray Valley encephalitis virus, a flavivirus present in parts of Australia.[2] However, it is a poor vector compared to species like Culex annulirostris and Aedes sagax.
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