Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: biting and parous rates of host-seeking sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex

Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: biting and parous rates of host-seeking sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex

Abstract Background Ghana is renowned for its sibling species diversity of the Simulium damnosum complex, vectors of Onchocerca volvulus. Detailed entomological knowledge becomes a priority as onchocerciasis control policy has shifted from morbidity reduction to elimination of infection. To date, un...

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Main Authors: Poppy HL Lamberton, Robert A Cheke, Martin Walker, Peter Winskill, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Iñaki Tirados, Anthony Tetteh-Kumah, Daniel A Boakye, Michael D Wilson, Rory J Post, María-Gloria Basáñez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Simulium damnosum s.l
S. damnosum s.s
S. sirbanum
S. squamosum form C
S. squamosum form E
Beffa form of S. soubrense
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0511-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0511-9

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