SLEEPING SICKNESS FLY TRAP IN A NUTSHELL

摘要

Sleeping sickness or African trypanosomiasis is transmitted by tsetse flies and is a threat to millions of people, and their livestock, across sub-Saharan Africa. Trapping these flies can reduce the number of sleeping sickness cases. Unfortunately, the odour attractants that draw the flies in are often prohibitively expensive -barring buffalo urine, which has unfortunate hygienic and olfactory detractions limiting their use.