Development of a Novel Trap for the Collection of Black Flies of the Simulium ochraceum Complex

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Rodríguez Pérez, Mario A ^a,b   Adeleke, Monsuru A ^c   Burkett Cadena, Nathan D ^d   Garza Hernández, Javier A ^a   Reyes Villanueva, Filiberto ^a   Cupp, Eddie W ^e   Toé, Laurent ^f   Salinas Carmona, Mario C ^b   Rodríguez Ramírez, Américo D ^g   Katholi, Charles R ^h   Unnasch, Thomas R ^d  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^c OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL TRAPPING; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; ESPERANZA WINDOW TRAP; NONHUMAN; ODOR; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE VECTOR; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM OCHRACEUM;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 84885065720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076814     Document Type: Article

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