The role of Culex territans mosquitoes in the transmission of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis to amphibian hosts
Abstract Background Mosquitoes are the deadliest organisms in the world, killing an estimated 750,000 people per year due to the pathogens they can transmit. Mosquitoes also pose a major threat to other vertebrate animals. Culex territans is a mosquito species found in temperate zones worldwide that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05992-x |