Mosquitoes in the Danube Delta: searching for vectors of filarioid helminths and avian malaria

Mosquitoes in the Danube Delta: searching for vectors of filarioid helminths and avian malaria

Abstract Background Mosquitoes are arthropods of major importance to animal and human health because they are able to transmit pathogenic agents such as filarioids (Spirurida), vector-borne nematodes, which reside in the tissues of vertebrates. In Europe, recent research has mostly focused on mosqui...

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Main Authors: Angela Monica Ionică, Carina Zittra, Victoria Wimmer, Natascha Leitner, Jan Votýpka, David Modrý, Andrei Daniel Mihalca, Hans-Peter Fuehrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Danube Delta
Filarioids
Avian malaria
Mosquito vectors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2264-8

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