ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2017
The esperanza window trap reduces the human biting rate of Simulium ochraceum s.l. in formerly onchocerciasis endemic foci in Southern Mexico.
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- Viruses in Simuliidae: An Updated Systematic Review of Arboviral Diversity and Vector Potential.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Community-Directed Vector Control to Accelerate Onchocerciasis Elimination.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Trends in black fly density, parity and infection rates from riverside to villages of the Bafia Health District in Cameroon: implication for onchocerciasis vector control.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Two Nigerian States (Plateau and Nasarawa) Have Eliminated Transmission of Human Onchocerciasis-A Report of Post-Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration Surveillance.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Identification of Human-Derived Attractants toThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- The Interruption of Transmission of Human Onchocerciasis by an Annual Mass Drug Administration Program in Plateau and Nasarawa States, Nigeria.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Onchocerciasis Elimination: Progress and Challenges.Research and reports in tropical medicine · 2020Review
- Optimization and evaluation of the Esperanza Window Trap to reduce biting rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato in Northern Uganda.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Alternative treatment strategies to accelerate the elimination of onchocerciasis.International health · 2018Article
- The Search for an Efficient Black Fly Trap for Xenomonitoring of Onchocerciasis.Journal of parasitology research · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe Esperanza Window Trap (EWT) baited with CO2 and human sweat compounds is attractive to Simulium ochraceum s.l., the primary vector of Onchocerca volvulus in the historically largest endemic foci in México and Guatemala. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsThe ability of the EWT to locally reduce numbers of questing S. ochraceum s.l. was evaluated in two formerly onchocerciasis endemic communities in Southern México. At each community, two EWTs were placed in or near a school or household and flies were collected sequentially for a total of 10 days. Black fly collections were then carried out for an additional 10 days in the absence of the EWTs. Flies were also collected outside the dwellings to control for variations in the local fly populations. When the EWTs were present, there was a significant reduction in the human biting rate at both the household and school locations at collection sites, with a greater effect observed in the schools. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: These results indicate that the EWTs not only have potential as a black fly monitoring tool but may be used for reducing personal exposure to fly bites in Mesoamerica.
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