Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: biting and parous rates of host-seeking sibling species of the...
Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: biting and parous rates of host-seeking sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Ghana is renowned for its sibling species diversity of the Simulium damnosum complex, vectors of Onchocerca volvulus. Detailed entomological knowledge becomes a priority as onchocerciasis control policy has shifted from morbidity reduction to elimination of infection. To date, understanding of transmission dynamics of O. volvulus has been mainly ba...
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Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: biting and parous rates of host-seeking sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_27133490a3db44f09fceb19031102c60
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_27133490a3db44f09fceb19031102c60
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1756-3305
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1756-3305
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10.1186/s13071-014-0511-9
