How sand fly mating habits are helping tackle tropical disease in £2.5 million project
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Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases · View the paper (DOI)
A £2.5M project is developing a less costly method to trap large amounts of sand flies, reducing the number of infected dogs and subsequent human cases of Leishmaniasis. The synthetic male pheromone lure-and-kill method shows promising results in reducing female sand fly abundance by 49%.