Development of a novel trap for the collection of black flies of the Simulium ochraceum complex.

BACKGROUND:Human landing collections are currently the standard method for collecting onchocerciasis vectors in Africa and Latin America. As part of the efforts to develop a trap to replace human landing collections for the monitoring and surveillance of onchocerciasis transmission, comprehensive ev...

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Main Authors: Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez, Monsuru A Adeleke, Nathan D Burkett-Cadena, Javier A Garza-Hernández, Filiberto Reyes-Villanueva, Eddie W Cupp, Laurent Toé, Mario C Salinas-Carmona, Américo D Rodríguez-Ramírez, Charles R Katholi, Thomas R Unnasch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3792067?pdf=render