Modelling and control of mosquito-borne diseases in Darwin using long-term monitoring

蚊子种群管理是一项高度优先的公共卫生事项，因为这些昆虫可以传播疟疾、登革热、罗斯河病毒、巴尔马森林病毒、墨利谷脑炎、日本脑炎和昆津/西尼罗病毒等疾病。考虑到保护澳大利亚免受侵袭性疾病的侵害，我们对达尔文蚊子控制项目有效性的研究具有直接的国家相关性和优先性。由于全球环境变化和来自这些疾病流行的海外地区的人口（特别是军事人员）流动增加，澳大利亚北部对蚊子传播疾病（重新）建立的脆弱性增加，因此迫切需要进行我们的研究。

Management of mosquito populations is a high public health priority because these insects can spread diseases such as malaria, dengue, Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis and Kunjin/West Nile virus. Our research into the effectiveness of mosquito control programs in Darwin is of immediate national relevance and priority given the need to Safeguard Australia from invasive diseases. There is an urgency to undertake our research because global environmental change and increasing movements of people (particularly military personnel) from overseas regions where these diseases are endemic is increasing the vulnerability of northern Australia to the (re)establishment of mosquito borne diseases.