Sentences with phrase «major vector»
The phrase "major vector" refers to a main carrier or transmitter of something, usually a disease or problem. Full definition
It reduces feeding in fleas and stops the five other major vectors, quickly after application.
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Facebook grew in part by leveraging the work of established publications, then became a major vector for manipulative «fake news.»
There are times when precision counts: Is that mosquito Anopheles dirus, which is a major vector of malaria, or A. harrisoni, which is not?
«If this mosquito is not a malaria vector, it is certainly a «confuser» — looking exactly like one of the major vectors,» says medical entomologist Richard Hunt, a member of the team that reports its finding this month in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
«This study confirms that marine snow is a major vector in terms of getting domoic acid to depth,» Schnetzer says.
It causes direct damage and also is a major vector for viruses, like Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, Cassava mosaic virus and Cassava brown streak virus, so it creates huge crop losses and poses serious threats to food security, especially in Africa and other parts of the developing world,» said Fei.
Alternatively, it might be a result of patterns of winter wheat harvest, which moves from south to north and has been a major vector of seed dispersal through passive transport on harvest equipment (Petit et al. 2013).
Facebook grew in part by leveraging the work of established publications, then became a major vector for manipulative «fake news.»