The Eco-Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Hemoparasitic Diseases Using Geographic Information Systems
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1. Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Department of Medical Entomology, School of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 3. Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 4. Department of Education, Jehad-e-Daneshgahi of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran 5. Department of Biostatistics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation (USWR), Tehran, Iran
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