Exploiting nectar and blood feeding cues and phagostimulants to optimise Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits against a sand fly vector of leishmaniasis
In this study we highlight the potential of understanding the cues used by vectors to sugar feed and blood feed. By incorporating blood feeding phagostimulants, such as BSA and ATP, in ATSB we vastly improve their killing efficiency against sand flies. This demonstrates a new approach to target these disease vectors.
Authors
- Fernando Ariel Genta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-1116)
- Daniele Pereira Castro
- Matthew E. Rogers
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- Department of Disease Control (TH)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013888
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88