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Original Articles

Studies on the dynamics of transmission of onchocerciasis in a Sudan-savanna area of North Cameroon III: Infection rates of the Simulium vectors and Onchocerca volvulus transmission potentials

Pages 239-252 | Received 30 Jan 1985, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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