A highly secure method for rearing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Abstract Background Vector-borne infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms transmitted mainly by blood-sucking arthropod vectors. In laboratories, the handling of insects carrying human pathogens requires extra caution because of safety concerns over their escape risk. Based on sta...

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Main Authors: Manabu Ote, Hirotaka Kanuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0098-5