Seasonal Filarial Infections and Their Black Fly Vectors in Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand
The transmission of zoonotic filarial parasites by black flies has so far been reported in the Chiang Mai and Tak provinces, Thailand, and the bites of these infected black flies can cause a rare disease—human zoonotic onchocerciasis. However, species identification of the filarial parasites and the...
Main Authors: | Kittipat Aupalee, Atiporn Saeung, Wichai Srisuka, Masako Fukuda, Adrian Streit, Hiroyuki Takaoka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/6/512 |
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