Blackflies in the ointment: O. volvulus vector biting can be significantly reduced by the skin-application of mineral oil during human landing catches.
Túllio Romão Ribeiro da SilvaJames Lee CraineyFelipe Arley Costa PessoaYago Vinícius Serra Dos SantosJordam William Pereira-SilvaLorena Ferreira de Oliveira LelesAna Carolina VicenteSérgio Luiz Bessa LuzPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
Vector collectors captured significantly more simuliids per counted bite mark with mopHLCs than with sHLCs. Further investigations into the utility of mopHLCs for onchocerciasis xenomonitoring and beyond are merited.