1977年首次在埃及发现裂谷热(Riftvalley fever)病毒,它导致了大量动物和人的死亡。该病毒的流行很大程度上受蚊选择宿主吸血的影响。本文作者研究了与裂谷热流行有关的蚊对吸血宿主的选择行为。 在距开罗西北约70公里的Abu Heif村,从94户村民中随机选10户,每户都有一个卧室和畜厩,或有夜间圈养家畜的庭院。从1983年8月到1984年7月,在这10户居民 The first Riftvalley fever virus was discovered in Egypt in 1977 and led to the deaths of a large number of animals and humans. The virus’s popularity is largely influenced by the blood-sucking of mosquito-selecting hosts. The authors studied the choice of blood-sucking hosts for mosquitoes associated with the Rift Valley fever epidemic. In Abu Heif village, about 70 kilometers northwest of Cairo, there are 10 households randomly selected from 94 households, each with a bedroom and stable, or a yard with livestock kept at night. From August 1983 to July 1984, in these 10 households