From: “Effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on visceral leishmaniasis incidence in Bangladesh. A retrospective cohort analysis”, R. Chowdhury, V. Chowdhury, S. Faria, S. Akter, A.P. Dash, S.K. Bhattacharya, N.P. Maheswary, C. Bern, S. Akhter, J. Alvar, A. Kroeger, M. Boelaert, and Q. Banu (2019), PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13:9 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007724 The founding principle of public …
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From: “Sindbis virus polyarthritis outbreak signalled by virus prevalence in the mosquito vectors”, J.O. Lundström, J.C. Hesson, M.L. Schäfer, Ö. Östman, T. Semmler, M. Bekaert, M. Weidmann, Å. Lundkvist and M. Pfeffer (2019), PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007702 Sindbus virus (SINV) is a virus found across the world. Usually, it is transmitted between birds such …
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