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Original Articles

Some developments in techniques for the study of the rodent filarial parasite Litomosoides carinii

I.—A preliminary comparison of the host efficiency of the multimammate rat, Praomys (Mastomys) natalensis, with that of the cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus

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Pages 462-468 | Received 24 Jun 1968, Published online: 15 Mar 2016

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