Towards an odour-baited trap to control Musca sorbens, the putative vector of trachoma

Abstract Musca sorbens is a synanthropic filth fly that aggressively attacks people to feed from mucous membranes of the eyes, nose or mouth, from open sores, or from sweat. It has long been suspected that this fly contributes to the transmission of eye infections, particularly trachoma, and recent...

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Main Authors: Ailie Robinson, Jack Bickford-Smith, Oumer Abdurahman Shafi, Muluadam Abraham Aga, Gemeda Shuka, Dereje Debela, Gebreyes Hordofa, Wondu Alemayehu, Virginia Sarah, Anna Last, David MacLeod, Matthew J. Burton, James G. Logan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91609-1