A curious coincidence: mosquito biodiversity and the limits of the Japanese encephalitis virus in Australasia

Stéphane Hemmerter¹ , Jan Šlapeta^1,7 , Andrew F van den Hurk² , Robert D Cooper³ , Peter I Whelan⁴ , Richard C Russell⁵ , Cheryl A Johansen⁶ and Nigel W Beebe¹

¹  Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology, Sydney, 1 Broadway, Ultimo, 2007, New South Wales, Australia

²  Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072, Queensland, Australia

³  Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, 4052, Queensland, Australia

⁴  Medical Entomology, Centre for Disease Control, Department of Health and Community Services, Darwin, 0810, Northern Territory, Australia

⁵  Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney and ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, 2145, New South Wales, Australia

⁶  Arbovirus Surveillance and Research Laboratory, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, 6009, Western Australia, Australia

⁷  Faculty of Veterinary Science – B14, University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia