Esperanza Window Traps for the collection of anthropophilic blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Uganda and Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Adam Hendy (Author), Vincent Sluydts (Author), Taylor Tushar (Author), Jacobus De Witte (Author), Patrick Odonga (Author), Denis Loum (Author), Michael Nyaraga (Author), Thomson Lakwo (Author), Jean-Claude Dujardin (Author), Rory Post (Author), Akili Kalinga (Author), Richard Echodu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is an increasing need to evaluate the impact of chemotherapeutic and vector-based interventions as onchocerciasis affected countries work towards eliminating the disease. The Esperanza Window Trap (EWT) provides a possible alternative to human landing collections (HLCs) for the collection of a...