TICK, FLEA, MOSQUITO VECTOR-BORNE
DISEASE RESEARCH
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Poché RM, Githaka N, van Gool F, Kading RC, Hartman D, Polyakova L, Abworo EO, Nene V, Lozano-Fuentes S. Preliminary efficacy investigations of oral fipronil against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditions. Acta Tropica. 2017 Dec 1;176:126-33. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X17302899
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