Host Decoy Trap (HDT) with cattle odour is highly effective for collection of exophagic malaria vectors

Host Decoy Trap (HDT) with cattle odour is highly effective for collection of exophagic malaria vectors

Abstract Background As currently implemented, malaria vector surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa targets endophagic and endophilic mosquitoes, leaving exophagic (outdoor blood-feeding) mosquitoes underrepresented. We evaluated the recently developed host decoy trap (HDT) and compared it to the gold s...

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Main Authors: Bernard Abong’o, Xiaoyu Yu, Martin J. Donnelly, Martin Geier, Gabriella Gibson, John Gimnig, Feiko ter Kuile, Neil F. Lobo, Eric Ochomo, Stephen Munga, Maurice Ombok, Aaron Samuels, Stephen J. Torr, Frances M. Hawkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Anopheles
An. arabiensis
An. gambiae (s.s.)
Vector behaviour
Host
Odour
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3099-7

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