Exploring malaria vector diversity on the Amazon Frontier
Abstract Background Deforestation in the Amazon and the social vulnerability of its settler communities has been associated with increased malaria incidence. The feeding biology of the most important malaria vectors in the region, notably Nyssorhynchus darlingi, compounds efforts to control vectors...
Main Authors: | Brian P. Bourke, Jan E. Conn, Tatiane M. P. de Oliveira, Leonardo S. M. Chaves, Eduardo S. Bergo, Gabriel Z. Laporta, Maria A. M. Sallum |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-09-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2483-2 |
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