Sand fly synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone co-located with insecticide reduces the incidence of infection in the canine reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis: A stratified cluster randomised trial.

<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the efficacy of a synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone of the sand fly vector Lu. longipalpis, co-located with residual insecticide, to reduce the infection incidence of Leishmania infantum in the canine reservoir.<h4>Methods</h4>A stratified clus...

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Main Authors: Orin Courtenay, Erin Dilger, Leo A Calvo-Bado, Lidija Kravar-Garde, Vicky Carter, Melissa J Bell, Graziella B Alves, Raquel Goncalves, Muhammad M Makhdoomi, Mikel A González, Caris M Nunes, Daniel P Bray, Reginaldo P Brazil, James G C Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007767