Differential Responses of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) to Skin Emanations of a Man, a Cow, and a Guinea Pig in the Olfactometer

• Main Authors: S -M Omrani (Author), H Vatandoost (Author), MA Oshaghi (Author), F Shokri (Author), MR Yaghoobi-Ershadi (Author), Y Rassi (Author), S Tirgari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Biting habit of mosquitoes plays an important role in the epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquitoes use a set of elaborate sensory modalities to find their preferred hosts by exploiting cues emanating from a nearby host. It has been suggested that the chemical profile of skin c...