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From: Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte-induced volatiles enhance attraction of Anopheles mosquitoes in the field

Fig. 3

a Photograph of the tent and one of the two BioGents AG host decoy traps connected by a polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipe. b Schematic representation of the two-choice behavioral assay, indicating the volunteer inside the tent. The human body odours were deployed to the host decoy traps via PVC pipes using two computer fans. The HMBPP-induced odour blend and the heptane control were introduced into either of the two PVC pipes by placing the dispensers in front of the fans. c The behavioral preference of Anopheles arabiensis to human odour, from two volunteers with or without augmentation by the HMBPP-induced odour blend is indicated by a choice index. In the absence of human odour, the host decoy traps caught 3 mosquitoes in the treatment and 4 in the control (data not shown). All experiments were replicated 8 times

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