A polymerase chain reaction assay to determine infection of Aedes polynesiensis by Wuchereria bancrofti

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 136-139

  Nicolas, Luc ^a   Luquiaud, Patrick ^a   Lardeux, Frédéric ^b   Mercer, David R ^a  

^a Inst Terr Rech Medicales Louis M   (French Polynesia)

^b Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Papeete   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Aedes polynesiensis; Filariasis; Polymerase chain reaction; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROFILARIA; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0029879941     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90113-3     Document Type: Article

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