Optimization and evaluation of the Esperanza Window Trap to reduce biting rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato in Northern Uganda.

• Hauptverfasser: Denis Loum (Verfasst von), Devon Cozart (Verfasst von), Thomson Lakwo (Verfasst von), Peace Habomugisha (Verfasst von), Benjamin Jacob (Verfasst von), Eddie W Cupp (Verfasst von), Thomas R Unnasch (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, has historically been an important cause of blindness, skin disease and economic disruption in Africa and the Americas. It is caused by the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted by black flies in the genus Simul...