Mosquitoes, Wetlands and Wildlife: Managing public health risks
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Reducing the burden of endemic vector-borne
disease in Australia: The role of urban planning,
wetland rehabilitation and wildlife conservation
Dr. Cameron Webb
Department of Medical Entomology
Marie Bashir Institute of Infectious Disease & Biosecurity
University of Sydney &
Pathology West – ICPMR Westmead
Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW 2145
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Australia has annual activity of endemic mosquito-borne pathogens
Over 5000 cases of Ross River and Barmah Forest virus infection are reported each year
Photo: Richard Russell (University of Sydney)
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Managing urban wetlands requires balancing environmental threats and public health risks
Webb CE (2012) Using urban planning to reduce mosquito-borne disease. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/using-urban-planning-to-reduce-mosquito-borne-disease-8430
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Estuarine wetlands and urbanisation
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Rehabilitation and mosquito risk
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Wildlife as important as wetlands
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Georges River estuary [>30 RRV detections & confirmed RRV cases]
Mosquito-borne disease risk in urban estuaries
Parramatta River estuary [2 RRV detections & no confirmed RRV cases]
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Wildlife protection & mosquito-borne disease risk
2. SMEC Pty Ltd (2011) “Northern Beaches Roadkill – Advice on reduction options” Prepared for the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales
1. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) Toby Hudson (Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
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Jansen CC et al (2009). Blood Sources of Mosquitoes Collected from Urban and Peri-Urban Environments in Eastern Australia with Species-Specific Molecular Analysis of Avian Blood Meals. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene, 81: 849-857.
Jansen CC et al (2009) Arboviruses isolated from mosquitoes collected from urban and periurban areas of eastern Australia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 25: 272-278.
Image: JJ Harrison
Urban birds and mosquito surveillance
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Bat & Mosquito illustration by Golly Bard. www.gollybard.etsy.com
Gonsalves L, Law B, Webb C, Monamy V (2013) Foraging Ranges of Insectivorous Bats Shift Relative to Changes in Mosquito Abundance. PLOS ONE 8(5): e64081
Gonsalves L, Lamb S, Webb C, Law B, Monamy V (2013) Do mosquitoes influence bat activity in coastal habitats? Wildlife Research 40(1) 10-24
Gonsalves L, Bicknell B, Law B, Webb C, Monamy V (2013) Mosquito Consumption by Insectivorous Bats: Does Size Matter? PLOS ONE 8(10): e77183
Mosquito control and ecological impacts
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Regional approaches to mosquito risk
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW), 31 December 1927
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Photo: Stephen Doggett (Medical Entomology, Pathology West – ICPMR Westmead)
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Webb 2015. Are we doing enough to promote the effective use of mosquito repellents?
Medical Journal of Australia [in press]
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