Preliminary study on temporal variations in biting activity of Simulium damnosum s.l. in Abeokuta North LGA, Ogun State Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Simulum damnosum Theobald sensu lato (s.l.) is the vector of the parasitic filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus Leuckart which causes onchocerciasis. In order to understand the vector population dynamics, a preliminary 12 months entomological evaluation was carried out at Abeokuta, the Sout...

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Autores principales: Oluwole, Akinola S, Ekpo, Uwem F, Mafiana, Chiedu F, Adeofun, Clement O, Idowu, Olufunmilayo 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/PMC2783020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19917134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-2-55

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2783020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19917134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-2-55

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