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Sugar-fermenting yeast as an organic source of carbon dioxide to attract the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
(2010-10-25)
Abstract
Background
Carbon dioxide (CO2) plays an important role in the host-seeking process of opportunistic, zoophilic and anthropophilic mosquito species and is, therefore, commonly added to mosquito sampling ...
Innovative tools and OpenHDS for health and demographic surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya
(2015-09-01)
Abstract
Background
Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other ...
Molasses as a source of carbon dioxide for attracting the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background:
Most odour baits for haematophagous arthropods contain carbon dioxide (CO2). The CO2 is sourced
artificially from the fermentation of refined sugar (sucrose), dry ice, pressurized gas cylinders or propane. ...