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Contributions of different mosquito species to the transmission of lymphatic filariasis in central Nigeria: implications for monitoring infection by PCR in mosquito pools

BACKGROUND: Members of the Anopheles gambiae complex are important vectors of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known about the relative contributions of all mosquitoes to lymphatic filariasis transmission in this area. METHODS: Over a 28 month period, mosquitoes were co...

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Autores principales: Lenhart, Audrey, Eigege, Abel, Kal, Alphonsus, Pam, D, Miri, Emmanuel S, Gerlong, George, Oneyka, J, Sambo, Y, Danboyi, J, Ibrahim, B, Dahl, Erica, Kumbak, D, Dakul, A, Jinadu, MY, Umaru, John, Richards, Frank O, Lehmann, Tovi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2228284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18047673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2883-6-14