Seasonal Variation in Biting Rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato, Vector of Onchocerca volvulus, in Two Sudanese Foci

• Isam M. A. Zarroug ,

  * E-mail: imazarroug@gmail.com

  Affiliation Onchocerciasis Control/Elimination Programme, National Programme for Prevention of Blindness (NPPB), Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

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• Kamal Hashim,

  Affiliation National Programme for Prevention of Blindness (NPPB), Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

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• Arwa H. Elaagip,

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

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• Abdallah M. Samy,

  Affiliation Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt

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• Ehab A. Frah,

  Affiliation Biostatistics and Data Analysis Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI), National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

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• Wigdan A. ElMubarak,

  Affiliation Onchocerciasis Control/Elimination Programme, National Programme for Prevention of Blindness (NPPB), Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

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• Hanan A. Mohamed,

  Affiliation Onchocerciasis Control/Elimination Programme, National Programme for Prevention of Blindness (NPPB), Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

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• Tong Chor M. Deran,

  Affiliation National Programme for Prevention of Blindness (NPPB), Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

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• Nabil Aziz,

  Affiliation The Carter Center, Khartoum, Sudan

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• Tarig B. Higazi

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Zanesville, Ohio, United States of America

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