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Predicting the distribution of Phortica variegata and potential for Thelazia callipaeda transmission in Europe and the United Kingdom

BACKGROUND: Male fruitflies Phortica variegata (Drosophilidae, Steganinae) are the intermediate host of the zoonotic nematode Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae). More than 10 years ago, when T. callipaeda was confined to remote regions of southern Italy, ecological niche models were used t...

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Autores principales: Palfreyman, Jennifer, Graham-Brown, John, Caminade, Cyril, Gilmore, Paul, Otranto, Domenico, Williams, Diana J. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5924467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29703231
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2842-4