Advancing enhanced biosecurity of major arboviral and other vector-borne diseases in Australia through near infrared spectroscopy technology

由蚊子和扁虱传播的传染病对澳大利亚的生物安全构成了重大的健康威胁。目前对这些病原体的检测方法昂贵、耗时，而且需要训练有素的人员。我们建议进行一系列实验，以测试一种基于红外线的创新实时技术，以识别受感染的蚊子和扁虱，并展示其作为媒介控制程序针对这些病原体的监视工具的能力。

Infectious diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks represent a significant health threat to the Australian biosecurity. Current detection methods for these pathogens are expensive, time consuming and require highly trained personnel. We propose to conduct a set of experiments to test an innovative, real time technique based on infrared light to identify infected mosquitoes and ticks and demonstrate its capacity as surveillance tool for vector control programs against these pathogens.