Infection prevalence and vector-borne transmission: are vectors always to blame?
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Infection prevalence and vector-borne transmission: are vectors always to blame?
The potential for vector-independent transmission of pathogens to occur in what is generally considered to be a vector-borne system is a subject that has received little direct attention. The circumstances under which such a process might take place could conceivably be described as 'occasional' under natural conditions and 'accidental' under unnatural conditions. A more immediate concern is th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Parasitology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1471-4922
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.07.008