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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 86, 1992 - Issue 6
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High seasonal malaria transmission rates in the intermediate rainfall zone of Sri Lanka

R. Ramasamy Malaria, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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M. S. RamasamyVector Biology Laboratories, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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D. A. Wijesundera Malaria, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka;North Colombo General Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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A. P. De S. WijesunderaGovernment Hospital, Wathupitiwela, Sri Lanka
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I. Dewit Malaria, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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C. Ranasinghe Malaria, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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K. A. SrikrishnarajVector Biology Laboratories, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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C. Wickremaratne Malaria, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Pages 591-600 | Received 19 May 1992, Accepted 27 Jul 1992, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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