Interspecific hybridization yields strategy for South Pacific filariasis vector elimination.

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a leading cause of disability in South Pacific regions, where >96% of the 1.7 million population are at risk of LF infection. As part of current global campaign, mass drug administration (MDA) has effectively reduced lymphatic filiariasis prevalence, but mosquito vect...

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Published in:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Corey L Brelsfoard, Yves Séchan, Stephen L Dobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2217672?pdf=render