Ethno-etiology meets virology: land leeches (family: Haemadipsidae) as potential disease vectors.

Kraft TS, Venkataraman VV, Gurven M, Suratman MN, Goldberg TL

DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trag077
Published: 2026 Sep 2
Container: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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@article{allodium:10.1093/trstmh/trag077,
  title = {Ethno-etiology meets virology: land leeches (family: Haemadipsidae) as potential disease vectors.},
  author = {Kraft TS and Venkataraman VV and Gurven M and Suratman MN and Goldberg TL},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
  doi = {10.1093/trstmh/trag077},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trag077}
}

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AU  - Suratman MN
AU  - Goldberg TL
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JO  - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
DO  - 10.1093/trstmh/trag077
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TS, K., VV, V., M, G., MN, S., & TL, G. (2026). Ethno-etiology meets virology: land leeches (family: Haemadipsidae) as potential disease vectors.. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trag077

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