Responses of the putative trachoma vector, Musca sorbens, to volatile semiochemicals from human faeces.

Responses of the putative trachoma vector, Musca sorbens, to volatile semiochemicals from human faeces.

The putative vector of trachoma, Musca sorbens, prefers to lay its eggs on human faeces on the ground. This study sought to determine whether M. sorbens females were attracted to volatile odours from human faeces in preference to odours from the faeces of other animals, and to determine whether spec...

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Main Authors: Ailie Robinson, Julie Bristow, Matthew V Holl, Pateh Makalo, Wondu Alemayehu, Robin L Bailey, David Macleod, Michael A Birkett, John C Caulfield, Virginia Sarah, John A Pickett, Sarah Dewhirst, Vanessa Chen-Hussey, Christine M Woodcock, Umberto D'Alessandro, Anna Last, Matthew J Burton, Steve W Lindsay, James G Logan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007719

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007719

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