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

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Experiments, using the capture-mark-release-recapture technique inside large nets, were carried out in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, to examine heterogeneity in the host preference of Japanese encephalitis (JE) vectors. A significantly higher proportion of the vector species that were initially attracted to a cow fed when released into a net with a cow than when released into a net containing a pig. However,...

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