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Bio-efficacy of ultrasound exposure against immature stages of common house mosquitoes under laboratory conditions

Mohammad Sistanizadeh-AghdamDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; View further author information
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Mohammad Reza AbaiDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; ;Department of Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Mansoureh ShayeghiDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; View further author information
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Amir Hossein MahviDepartment of Health Environmental Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; View further author information
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Ahmad RaeisiCenter for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Malaria Control Unit, Tehran, IranView further author information
Pages 937-942 | Received 02 May 2019, Accepted 24 Mar 2020, Published online: 10 Apr 2020

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