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Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
Infectious Diseases
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title_unstemmed Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
title_full Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
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title_short Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
title_sort preliminary studies developing methods for the control of <i><scp>c</scp>hrysomya putoria</i>, the <scp>a</scp>frican latrine fly, in pit latrines in the <scp>g</scp>ambia
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spellingShingle Lindsay, T. C., Jawara, M., D'Alessandro, U., Pinder, M., Lindsay, S. W., Tropical Medicine & International Health, Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology
title Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
title_full Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
title_fullStr Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
title_short Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
title_sort preliminary studies developing methods for the control of <i><scp>c</scp>hrysomya putoria</i>, the <scp>a</scp>frican latrine fly, in pit latrines in the <scp>g</scp>ambia
title_unstemmed Preliminary studies developing methods for the control of Chrysomya putoria, the African latrine fly, in pit latrines in The Gambia
topic Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12033