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The influence of the gene fm (filarial susceptibility, Brugia malayi) on the susceptibility of Aedes aegypti to seven strains of Brugia, Wuchereria and Dirofilaria

W. W. Macdonald From the Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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C. P. Ramachandran From the Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 64-73 | Received 12 Jan 1965, Published online: 17 Mar 2016

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