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Three sympatric clusters of the malaria vector Anopheles culicifacies E (Diptera: Culicidae) detected in Sri Lanka.
Parasites & vectors - 4 Jan 2016
Harischandra Iresha Nilmini, Dassanayake Ranil Samantha, De Silva Bambaranda Gammacharige Don Nissanka Kolitha
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BACKGROUND: The disease re-emergence threat from the major malaria vector in Sri Lanka, Anopheles culicifacies, is currently increasing. To predict malaria vector dynamics, knowledge of population genetics and gene flow is required, but this information is unavailable for Sri Lanka. This study was carried out to determine the population structure of An. culicifacies E in Sri Lanka. METHODS: Eight microsatellite...
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