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Population genomics of the filarial nematode parasite <i>Wuchereria bancrofti</i> from mosquitoes
6 Feb 2016
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Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic nematode and the primary cause of lymphatic filariasis--a disease specific to humans. W. bancrofti currently infects over 90 million people throughout the tropics and has been acknowledged by the world health organization as a vulnerable parasite. Current research has focused primarily on the clinical manifestations of disease and little is known about the evolutionary history...
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