Are herders protected by their herds? An experimental analysis of zooprophylaxis against the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Young Stephen, Gibson Gabriella, Tirados Iňaki, Torr Stephen J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2011
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Arba
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-68; https://doaj.org/article/d40c476f69fd43c69e41494f97e15537

Abstract Background The number of Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) and Anopheles pharoensis caught by human and cattle baits was investigated experimentally in the Arba Minch district of southern Ethiopia to determine if attraction to humans, indoors or outdoors, was affected by the presenc...