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Filariasis transmission in Samoa

I. Relation between density of microfilariae and larval density in laboratory-bred and wild-caught Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis (Marks) and wild-caught Aedes (Finlaya) samoanus (Gruenberg)

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Pages 89-100 | Received 20 Jul 1983, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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