Mosquito cell lines: history, isolation, availability and application to assess the threat of arboviral transmission in the United Kingdom
Abstract Mosquitoes are highly effective vectors for transmission of human and animal pathogens. Understanding the relationship between pathogen and vector is vital in developing strategies to predict and prevent transmission. Cell lines derived from appropriate mosquito hosts provide a relatively s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-08-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-382 |