Differential attractiveness of human foot odours to Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) and variation in their chemical composition

The malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s. is highly attracted to the human foot odour. This study has shown that the differential attractiveness of An. gambiae s.s. to the human feet is as a result of the difference in the chemical composition of the volatiles from peoples' feet.