@article{fdi:010049337,
  title = {{B}eer consumption increases human attractiveness to malaria mosquitoes},
  author = {{L}ef{\`e}vre, {T}hierry and {G}ouagna, {L}ouis-{C}l{\'e}ment and {D}abir{\'e}, {K}.{R}. and {E}lguero, {E}ric and {F}ontenille, {D}idier and {R}enaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {C}ostantini, {C}arlo and {T}homas, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {M}alaria and alcohol consumption both represent major public health problems. {A}lcohol consumption is rising in developing countries and, as efforts to manage malaria are expanded, understanding the links between malaria and alcohol consumption becomes crucial. {O}ur aim was to ascertain the effect of beer consumption on human attractiveness to malaria mosquitoes in semi field conditions in {B}urkina {F}aso. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal {F}indings: {W}e used a {Y} tube-olfactometer designed to take advantage of the whole body odour (breath and skin emanations) as a stimulus to gauge human attractiveness to {A}nopheles gambiae (the primary {A}frican malaria vector) before and after volunteers consumed either beer (n = 25 volunteers and a total of 2500 mosquitoes tested) or water (n = 18 volunteers and a total of 1800 mosquitoes). {W}ater consumption had no effect on human attractiveness to {A}n. gambiae mosquitoes, but beer consumption increased volunteer attractiveness. {B}ody odours of volunteers who consumed beer increased mosquito activation (proportion of mosquitoes engaging in take-off and up-wind flight) and orientation (proportion of mosquitoes flying towards volunteers' odours). {T}he level of exhaled carbon dioxide and body temperature had no effect on human attractiveness to mosquitoes. {D}espite individual volunteer variation, beer consumption consistently increased attractiveness to mosquitoes. {C}onclusions/{S}ignificance: {T}hese results suggest that beer consumption is a risk factor for malaria and needs to be integrated into public health policies for the design of control measures.},
  keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {5},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {art. e9546},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0009546},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049337},
}