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Protocol for Dengue Infections in Mosquitoes (A. aegypti) and Infection Phenotype Determination
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Protocol for Dengue Infections in Mosquitoes (A. aegypti) and Infection Phenotype Determination

Published on: July 4, 2007

A socio-hydro-epidemiological model for simulating trade-off between dengue infections, water shortages, and adaptive

Maurizio Mazzoleni1, Francesco Defilippo2, Carlo Torti3,4

  • 1Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Iscience
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environmental healthenvironmental science

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