Community deployment of a synthetic pheromone of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis co-located with insecticide reduces vector abundance in treated and neighbouring untreated houses: Implications for control of Leishmania infantum.

• Main Authors: Raquel Gonçalves (Author), Cristian F de Souza (Author), Reila B Rontani (Author), Alisson Pereira (Author), Katie B Farnes (Author), Erin E Gorsich (Author), Rafaella A Silva (Author), Reginaldo P Brazil (Author), James G C Hamilton (Author), Orin Courtenay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The rising incidence of visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum requires novel methods to control transmission by the sand fly vector. Indoor residual spraying of insecticide (IRS) against these largely exophilic / exophagic vectors may not be the most effect...