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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 86, 1992 - Issue 2
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Does the snail Melanoides tuberculata have a role in biological control of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and other medically important African pulmonates?

G. M. MkojiKenya Medical Research Institute, P.O. Box 54840, Nairobi, Kenya
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B. N. MungaiKenya Medical Research Institute, P.O. Box 54840, Nairobi, Kenya
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D. K. KoechKenya Medical Research Institute, P.O. Box 54840, Nairobi, Kenya
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B. V. HofkinDepartment of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM87131, U.S.A.
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E. S. LokerDepartment of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM87131, U.S.A.
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J. H. KiharaDivision of Vector Borne Diseases, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 20750, Nairobi, Kenya
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F. M. KageniDivision of Vector Borne Diseases, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 20750, Nairobi, Kenya
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Pages 201-204 | Received 23 May 1991, Accepted 27 Nov 1991, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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