Mass trapping with MosquiTRAPs does not reduce Aedes aegypti abundance

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Aedes aegypti mass trapping using the sticky trap MosquiTRAP (MQT) by performing a cluster randomised controlled trial in Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil. After an initial questionnaire and baseline monitoring of adult Ae. aegypti ab...

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Main Authors: Carolin Marlen Degener, Tatiana Mingote Ferreira de Ázara, Rosemary Aparecida Roque, Susanne Rösner, Eliseu Soares Oliveira Rocha, Erna Geessien Kroon, Cláudia Torres Codeço, Aline Araújo Nobre, Jörg Johannes Ohly, Martin Geier, Álvaro Eduardo Eiras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2015-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000400517&lng=en&tlng=en