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Vet. Res.
Volume 40, Number 2, March-April 2009
Adaptative strategies of vector-borne pathogens to vectorial transmission
Number of page(s) 13
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres:2008050
Published online 28 November 2008
How to cite this article Vet. Res. (2009) 40:12
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