Sentence examples for be the main vector from inspiring English sources

The hands of health care workers continue to be the main vector for nosocomial infection in hospitals.

In this context our results suggest that S. dubia might be the main vector of canine leishmaniasis in the east part of the community.

Ae. aegyptii, present in most endemic regions [ 3], was considered to be the main vector of DENV.

Although mosquitoes appear to be the main vector, other ectoparasites such as ticks, louse flies, and fleas should also be examined as potential vectors.

Although C. felis seems to be the main vector of R. felis, our findings indicate that A. erinacei may be a vector for human flea-borne rickettsiosis in Germany.

39 The epidemiological picture in Sabah, where Anopheles balabacensis (the vector used in human P. knowlesi transmission studies in the 1960s 40) is assumed to be the main vector for P. knowlesi, 41 42 is hypothesised to be different.

Both I. ricinus and D. reticulatus ticks are known to be the main vectors and reservoirs of the spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFG) worldwide.

Degradation of historical buildings is mainly due to the intrusion of water which is the main vector of pollutants.

Scientists already know that warming temperatures are leading deer ticks, which are the main vector for Lyme disease, to migrate out of their traditional habitats in northeastern and midwestern woodlands.

In Latin America, Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum, which is the causal agent of American Visceral Leishmaniasis.

In the Orinoco region of Colombia, Rhodnius prolixus is the main vector presenting a stable sylvatic cycle, but is also found colonizing human dwellings.