Evaluation of mosquito electrocuting traps as a safe alternative to the human landing catch for measuring human exposure to malaria vectors in Burkina Faso

Evaluation of mosquito electrocuting traps as a safe alternative to the human landing catch for measuring human exposure to malaria vectors in Burkina Faso

Abstract Background Measuring human exposure to mosquito bites is a crucial component of vector-borne disease surveillance. For malaria vectors, the human landing catch (HLC) remains the gold standard for direct estimation of exposure. This method, however, is controversial since participants risk e...

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Main Authors: Antoine Sanou, W. Moussa Guelbéogo, Luca Nelli, K. Hyacinth Toé, Soumanaba Zongo, Pierre Ouédraogo, Fatoumata Cissé, Nosrat Mirzai, Jason Matthiopoulos, N’falé Sagnon, Heather M. Ferguson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Mosquito electrocuting trap
Human landing trap
Malaria
An. gambiae
Host-seeking behaviour
Outdoor biting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3030-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3030-5

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