Used and Odor Socks Proven Medication Mosquito Malaria is the most efficacious

Used and Odor Socks Proven Medication Mosquito Malaria is the most efficacious


You know, there is a more effective way to repel mosquitoes other than spray or mosquito nets, namely former socks. Yes, old socks that smell may not tasty it is preferred malaria mosquitoes.

Is Dr.Bart Knols, scientists from the Netherlands, who first learned that mosquitoes attracted to the smell of human feet. He deliberately stood naked in the dark room to find out which body part most preferred mosquitoes to bite. Turns the legs are a favorite of mosquitoes.

However, for 15 years, "science" has not been much help scientists in preventing mosquito bites, especially those that can cause diseases such as malaria mosquitoes.

Then Dr.Fredros Okumu, head of research projects from Tanzania Ifakara Health Institute, creating a blend of eight types of chemicals to find the most appropriate scent to attract mosquitoes.

The mosquitoes are lured by the odor smells like old socks then into a trap and then given a toxic substance. This is an effective way to kill 95 percent of mosquitoes. Trap was placed outside the room.
"Trap with a distinctive odor of human feet that attract mosquitoes more than four times," Okumu said that working on this project for 2 years.

He explained the research will still continue to find the most suitable place to lay a trap. If placed too close to humans then there is the possibility of mosquitoes are more attracted to bite humans, but if the distance is too far away will be less effective trap.

Okumu made prototype trap is still quite expensive because the factory he hoped there could be expensive to produce that trap so that it can reach broad masyaraktat.

Top of this innovation Okumu who last year received $ 100,000 in research funding to get additional 775,000 American dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue projeknya in the prevention of malaria.

Although even the global malaria infection has been reduced but still found 220 million new cases of malaria each year. The UN says the number is 800,000 people died, most are children.