Evaluation of textile substrates for dispensing synthetic attractants for malaria mosquitoes

Abstract Background The full-scale impact of odour-baited technology on the surveillance, sampling and control of vectors of infectious diseases is partly limited by the lack of methods for the efficient and sustainable dispensing of attractants. In this study we investigated whether locally-availab...

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Published in:	Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors:	Collins K Mweresa, Wolfgang R Mukabana, Philemon Omusula, Bruno Otieno, Tom Gheysens, Willem Takken, Joop JA van Loon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2014-08-01
Subjects:	Anopheles gambiae Anopheles funestus IB1-impregnated nylon Polyester Cotton Cellulose
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-376