Turning latrines into fly traps To design traps that attract, capture and kill flies in latrines in an effort to reduce fly-transmitted diarrheal diseases.
This project was carried out in a rural setting in The Gambia. We carried out a series of experiments to find out whether Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, carries pathogens that can cause diarrheal disease in people, and to fly-proof latrines and turn them into giant fly traps.
Mission
We had two main aims: 1) to demonstrate the presence of fecal pathogens on greenbottles 2) to show that we can trap large numbers of flies with our latrine trap.Approach
Research or implementation partners: Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.Answer questions about the project
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Gambia
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