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Where do monkeys get malaria parasites? Flying traps for tree-top mosquitoes
Objectives
*Original title and text were machine translated from Japanese
This project aims to develop a trap optimized for the major mosquitoes that carry forest-type malaria in Southeast Asia.
It is comparable in performance to the golden standard CDC light trap, but for a longer period of time it works, lightweight, inexpensive, and can be easily modified with a 3D printer to meet the needs. The design data was prepared in a format that can be released to the public. After repeated improvements in field tests, a trap optimized for malaria mosquitoes was completed. In addition, the technology necessary to sample blood-sucking mosquitoes in the canopy area has also been developed using these traps.
Apr 2016 — Mar 2020
$34,283
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