Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 238-242 , May 2000

Heterogeneity in the host preference of Japanese encephalitis vectors in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand

  • Charles Mwandawiro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Entomology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, 852-8523 Nagasaki, Japan
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  • Michael Boots

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Entomology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, 852-8523 Nagasaki, Japan
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  • Nobuko Tuno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Entomology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, 852-8523 Nagasaki, Japan
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  • Wannapa Suwonkerd

      Affiliations

    • Office of Vector Borne Diseases Control No. 2, 18 Boonruangrit Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200 Thailand
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  • Yoshio Tsuda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Entomology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, 852-8523 Nagasaki, Japan
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  • Masahiro Takagi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence; phone +81 (0) 95 849 7811, fax +81 (0) 95 849 7812.
    • Department of Medical Entomology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, 852-8523 Nagasaki, Japan

Received 1 September 1999 ,Revised 23 November 1999 ,Accepted 10 December 1999.

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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 238-242 , May 2000

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