TWiP 275: Novel malaria vector control

This Week in Parasitism by Vincent Racaniello

Mar 12, 202642:13Science & Medicine

TWiP reviews the effectiveness of long-lasting spatial repellent emanators against malaria in humanitarian crisis settings in northern Nigeria, and Dengue suppression by male Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes. Hosts: Vincent...

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