Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 129-132 , March 2003

Common themes in changing vector-borne disease scenarios

  • David H. Molyneux

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Prof. David H. Molyneux, Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK; phone +44 (0)151 705 3145, fax +44 (0)151 709 0354,

Received 16 July 2002 ,Revised 20 November 2002 ,Accepted 11 December 2002.

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