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Original Articles

The effect of exposure to selected numbers of Schistosoma mansoni miracidia on survival of cohorts of Biomphalaria pfeifferi

Pages 557-562 | Received 02 Mar 1992, Accepted 07 May 1992, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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