Optimization of the Esperanza window trap for the collection of the African onchocerciasis vector Simulium damnosum sensu lato

Laurent D. Toé; Lassane Koala; Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena; Bizini M. Traoré; Moussa Sanfo; Sié Roger Kambiré; Eddie W. Cupp; Soungalo Traoré; Laurent Yameogo; Daniel Boakye; Mario A. Rodríguez-Pérez; Thomas R. Unnasch

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.04.029

Optimization of the Esperanza window trap for the collection of the African onchocerciasis vector Simulium damnosum sensu lato

Laurent D. Toé, Lassane Koala, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Bizini M. Traoré, Moussa Sanfo, Sié Roger Kambiré, Eddie W. Cupp, Soungalo Traoré, Laurent Yameogo, Daniel Boakye, Mario A. Rodríguez-Pérez, Thomas R. Unnasch

Centro de Biotecnología Genómica (CBG)

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Abstract

A simple inexpensive trap (Esperanza window trap) was shown recently to collect significant numbers of Simulium ochraceum sensu lato, a major vector of Onchocerca volvulus in Mesoamerica. Here, we report studies optimizing this trap for the collection of Simulium damnosum s.l., the major vector of O. volvulus in Africa. A shortened, blue and black striped version of the Esperanza window trap, when baited with a combination of CO₂ and worn trousers, rivalled human landing collections in the number of S. damnosum s.l. females collected. Traps baited with a commercially available human skin lure and CO₂ resulted in collections that were not significantly different than those obtained from traps baited with worn trousers and CO₂. This suggests that the Esperanza window trap may offer a replacement for human landing collections for monitoring onchocerciasis transmission in Africa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-43
Number of pages	5
Journal	Acta Tropica
Volume	137
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.04.029
State	Published - Sep 2014

Keywords

Black fly trap
Blackfly
Onchocerciasis
Simulium damnosum s.l.
Vector collector

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Toé, L. D., Koala, L., Burkett-Cadena, N. D., Traoré, B. M., Sanfo, M., Kambiré, S. R., Cupp, E. W., Traoré, S., Yameogo, L., Boakye, D., Rodríguez-Pérez, M. A., & Unnasch, T. R. (2014). Optimization of the Esperanza window trap for the collection of the African onchocerciasis vector Simulium damnosum sensu lato. Acta Tropica, 137, 39-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.04.029

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Optimization of the Esperanza window trap for the collection of the African onchocerciasis vector Simulium damnosum sensu lato

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