Sheep skin odor improves trap captures of mosquito vectors of Rift Valley fever.

• Autores principales: David P Tchouassi (Autor), Rosemary Sang (Autor), Catherine L Sole (Autor), Armanda D S Bastos (Autor), Klaus Mithoefer (Autor), Baldwyn Torto (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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In recent years, the East African region has seen an increase in arboviral diseases transmitted by blood-feeding arthropods. Effective surveillance to monitor and reduce incidence of these infections requires the use of appropriate vector sampling tools. Here, trapped skin volatiles on fur from shee...