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The Infectivity to Man of a Strain of Trypanosoma Rhodesiense Transmitted Cyclically by Glossina Morsitans Through Sheep and Antelope: Evidence that Man Requires a Minimum Infective Dose of Metacyclic Trypanosomes

(Sleeping Sickness Officer) & (Entomologist)
Pages 270-313 | Received 27 Nov 1945, Published online: 22 Mar 2016

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