Eradication of the screwworm from Libya using the sterile insect technique

Autor: B.S. Hursey, M. Vargas-Terán, E.P. Cunningham
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Parasitology Today. 10:119-122
ISSN: 0169-4758
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(94)90014-0
Popis: The introduction in1988 of the New World screwworm into Libya presented a serious threat to the livestock and wildlife sectors o f the African continent and the Mediterranean region. In this article, Moises Vargas-Teran, Brian S. Hursey and Edward P. Cunningham describe the action taken to determine the extent of the problem, to prevent the spread of the infestation and to eradicate the fly from the region using the sterile insect technique.
Databáze: OpenAIRE