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Environmental factors associated with the distribution of Loa loa vectors Chrysops spp. in Central and West Africa: seeing the forest for the trees

BACKGROUND: Loiasis is caused by the filarial parasite Loa loa, which is widespread through Central and West Africa and largely confined the tropical equatorial rainforests. The tabanid flies Chrysops silacea and Chrysops dimidiata are the main vectors driving transmission. This study aimed to bette...

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Autores principales: Badia-Rius, Xavier, Betts, Hannah, Molyneux, David H., Kelly-Hope, Louise A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30728063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3327-9