Deteksi Filariasis Bancrofti dengan Filariasis Test Strip (FTS) dan Perilaku Pencegahan Gigitan Nyamuk di Desa Endemis Filariasis Amban Manokwari Papua Barat
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عنوان ژورنال: BALABA: JURNAL LITBANG PENGENDALIAN PENYAKIT BERSUMBER BINATANG BANJARNEGARA
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2338-9982,1858-0882
DOI: 10.22435/blb.v16i1.2457