Browsing School of Biological, Physical, Mathematics & Actuarial Sciences by Author "Van Loon, Joop J. A."

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    • Enhancing Attraction of African Malaria Vectors to a Synthetic Odor Blend 

      Mweresa, Collins K.; Mukabana, Wolfgang R.; Omusula, Philemon; Otieno, Bruno; Van Loon, Joop J. A.; Takken, Willem (SpringerLink, 2016-06-27)
      The deployment of odor-baited tools for sampling and controlling malaria vectors is limited by a lack of potent synthetic mosquito attractants. A synthetic mixture of chemical compounds referred to as “the Mbita blend” ...

    • Evaluation of Textile Substrates for Dispensing Synthetic Attractants for Malaria Mosquitoes 

      Mweresa, Collins K.; Mukaban, Wolfgang R.; Omusula, Philemon; Otieno, Bruno; Gheysens, Tom; Takken, Willem; Van Loon, Joop J. A. (BMC- Parasites & Vectors, 2014-08-16)
      The full-scale impact of odour-baited technology on the surveillance, sampling and control of vectors of infectious diseases is partly limited by the lack of methods for the efficient and sustainable dispensing of attractants. ...

    • Field Evaluation of a Push-Pull System to Reduce Malaria Transmission 

      Menger, David J.; Omusula, Philemon; Holdinga, Maarten; Homan, Tobias; Carreira, Ana S.; Vandendaele, Patrice; Derycke, Jean-Luc; Mweresa, Collins K.; Mukabana, Wolfgang Richard; Van Loon, Joop J. A.; Takken, Willem (Plos One, 2015-04-29)
      Malaria continues to place a disease burden on millions of people throughout the tropics, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Although efforts to control mosquito populations and reduce human-vector contact, such as long-lasting ...

    • Understanding the Long-Lasting Attraction of Malaria Mosquitoes to Odor Baits 

      Mweresa, Collins K.; Otieno, Bruno; Omusula, Philemon; Weldegergis, Berhane T.; Verhulst, Niels O.; Dicke, Marcel; Van Loon, Joop J. A.; Takken, Willem; Mukabana, Wolfgang R. (Plos One, 2015-02-23)
      The use of odor baits for surveillance and control of malaria mosquitoes requires robust dispensing tools. In this study, the residual activity of a synthetic mosquito attractant blend dispensed from nylon or low density ...