Effect of a novel house (Star home) and toilet design on domestic fly densities in rural Tanzania
Star homes reduced the abundance of domestic flies, apart from houseflies, in the kitchen and there were fewer C. putoria, a putative vector of diarrhoeal diseases, in Star home toilets compared to traditional houses. Changing the design of buildings can contribute to a decline in domestic flies and may lead to a reduction in diarrhoeal diseases.
Authors
- Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4736-2212)
- Amos J. Ngonzi
- Lorenz von Seidlein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0282-6469)
- Arnold S. Mmbando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5290-0970)
- Salum Mshamu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0008-7172)
- Steve W. Lindsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-9050)
- Jakob Knudsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-8439)
- Halfan S. Ngowo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2789-0261)
- Fredros O. Okumu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2731-5654)
- John Bradley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9449-4608)
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Durham University (GB)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH)
- Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation (DK)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06722-1
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00