Differential effect of human ivermectin treatment on blood feeding Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus
Abstract Background Widespread and large scale use of ivermectin in humans and domestic animals can have unexpected effects on non-target organisms. As a search for a possible explanation for an observed longitudinal decline in density of anopheline vector mosquitoes, but not in Culex quinquefasciat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-02-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0735-3 |