The smell of success: The effect of human odour and blood quality on the reproduction of malaria mosquito Anopheles coluzzii

The smell of success: The effect of human odour and blood quality on the reproduction of malaria mosquito Anopheles coluzzii - the smell of success

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON48413

Enrollment

Registered

2019-05-30

Start date

2020-07-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

jungle fever malaria

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Man, 18-65 years old, healthy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Woman, smoking, skin diseases such as eczema, BMI above 25, known to be oversensitive to mosquito bites, regular use of medication, not available to visit during specific time intervals, thesis student at the Laboratory of Entomology, WUR

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary study parameters are the relative attractiveness of odour samples to mosquitoes and the number of mosquito eggs laid after taking blood.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secundary study parameters are the concentrations of different blood components, the immune response of the blood against certain pathogens, differences in skin microbial profiles and the chemical compositions of odour samples.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results