Host-feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes in Iran

Host-feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes in Iran

Abstract Background Different mosquito-borne pathogens are circulating in Iran including Sindbis virus, West Nile virus, filarioid worms and malaria parasites. However, the local transmission cycles of these pathogenic agents are poorly understood, especially because ecological data on vector specie...

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Main Authors: Nariman Shahhosseini, Johannes Friedrich, Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat, Mohammad Hassan Kayedi, Egbert Tannich, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Renke Lühken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Mosquito
Host species
Blood meal source
Host-feeding pattern
Iran
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3237-2

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