Evaluation of resting traps to examine the behaviour and ecology of mosquito vectors in an area of rapidly changing land use in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Evaluation of resting traps to examine the behaviour and ecology of mosquito vectors in an area of rapidly changing land use in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Abstract Background Widespread deforestation occurring in the tropics is hypothesized to impact the transmission of vector-borne diseases (VBD). Predicting how environmental changes will impact VBD transmission is dependent on understanding the ecology and behaviour of potential vector species outsi...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Brown, Chua Tock Hing, Kimberly Fornace, Heather M. Ferguson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Resting behaviour
Sticky traps
Exophily
Zoonosis
Blood meal identification
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2926-1

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