Biting behaviour of Simulium damnosum complex and Onchocerca volvulus infection along the Osun River, Southwest Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Studies on biting behaviours and infectivity status of insect vectors are pre-requisites in understanding the epidemiology of the vector- borne diseases and planning effective control measures. A longitudinal study was carried out to investigate the transmission index of Simulium damnosu...

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Autores principales: Adeleke, Monsuru A, Mafiana, Chiedu F, Sam-Wobo, Sammy O, Olatunde, Ganiyu O, Ekpo, Uwem F, Akinwale, Olaoluwa P, Toe, Laurent
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2959032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20929573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-93