Cardiocladius oliffi (Diptera: Chironomidae) as a potential biological control agent against Simulium squamosum (Diptera: Simuliidae)

BACKGROUND: The control of onchocerciasis in the African region is currently based mainly on the mass drug administration of ivermectin. Whilst this has been found to limit morbidity, it does not stop transmission. In the absence of a macrofilaricide, there is a need for an integrated approach for d...

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Autores principales: Boakye, Daniel A, Fokam, Eric, Ghansah, Anita, Amakye, Josef, Wilson, Michael D, Brown, Charles A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2683824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19393069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-2-20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2683824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19393069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-2-20

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