Development of the BG-Malaria trap as an alternative to human-landing catches for the capture of Anopheles darlingi
Although the human-landing catch (HLC) method is the most effective for collecting anthropophilic anophelines, it has been increasingly abandoned, primarily for ethical considerations. The objective of the present study was to develop a new trap for the collection of Anopheles darlingi . The initial...
Main Authors: | Renata Antonaci Gama, Ivoneide Maria da Silva, Martin Geier, Alvaro Eduardo Eiras |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2013-09-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000600763&lng=en&tlng=en |
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