A multi-species bait for Chagas disease vectors.

• Main Authors: Theo Mota (Author), Ana C R Vitta (Author), Alicia N Lorenzo-Figueiras (Author), Carla P Barezani (Author), Carlos L Zani (Author), Claudio R Lazzari (Author), Liléia Diotaiuti (Author), Lynne Jeffares (Author), Björn Bohman (Author), Marcelo G Lorenzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Triatomine bugs are the insect vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. These insects are known to aggregate inside shelters during daylight hours and it has been demonstrated that within shelters, the aggregation is induced by volatiles emitted from bug fec...