Blackflies in the ointment: O. volvulus vector biting can be significantly reduced by the skin-application of mineral oil during human landing catches

BACKGROUND: Standard human landing catches (sHLCs) have historically been a key component of Onchocerca volvulus transmission monitoring, but expose health-workers to potentially hazardous vector bites. Novel human-bait-free trapping methods have been developed, but do not always work where they are...

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Autores principales: Romão Ribeiro da Silva, Túllio, Crainey, James Lee, Costa Pessoa, Felipe Arley, Vinícius Serra dos Santos, Yago, Pereira-Silva, Jordam William, Ferreira de Oliveira Leles, Lorena, Vicente, Ana Carolina, Bessa Luz, Sérgio Luiz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6459560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30933979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007234

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6459560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30933979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007234

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