Sand fly synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone co-located with insecticide reduces canine Leishmania infantum infection incidence: a stratified cluster randomised trial
O. Courtenay, E. Dilger, L. A. Calvo-Bado, L. Kravar-Garde, V. Carter, M. J. Bell, G. B. Alves, R. Goncalves, M. M. Makhdoomi, M. A. Gonzalez, C. M. Nunes, D. P. Bray, R. P. Brazil, J. G. Hamilton
This study evaluates a synthetic pheromone combined with insecticide to reduce Leishmania infantum infection in dogs and sand fly abundance, finding similar efficacy to insecticide-impregnated collars.
bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2019Microbiology