Sixty Years of Onchocerciasis Vector Control: A Chronological Summary with Comments on Eradication, Reinvasion, and Insecticide Resistance
Annual Review of EntomologyPublished 1 January 1994
John B. Davies
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The historical events leading to the recognition of the vectors of onchocercia sis in Africa and the Americas were summarized in 1991 by Nelson (59).
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