Optimization and evaluation of the Esperanza Window Trap to reduce biting rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato in Northern Uganda

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, has historically been an important cause of blindness, skin disease and economic disruption in Africa and the Americas. It is caused by the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted by black flies in the genus Simulium. Over the past...

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Autores principales: Loum, Denis, Cozart, Devon, Lakwo, Thomson, Habomugisha, Peace, Jacob, Benjamin, Cupp, Eddie W., Unnasch, Thomas R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6634373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31310607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007558

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6634373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31310607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007558

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