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Blood-meal analysis indicates preferential feeding on humans and non-commensal rodents by Culex mosquitoes in Tanzania

Arthropod-borne viruses are important emerging and re-emerging pathogens worldwide, yet information on mosquito feeding ecology and associated transmission networks remains limited in many African regions. This study investigated mosquito host-feeding patterns and arbovirus occurrence along an urban-rural gradient in Morogoro, Tanzania. Mosquitoes were collected at four locations representing…

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