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• The ability of a vector (e.g., Anopheles mosquitoes) to transmit a disease (e.g., malaria).

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Vector competence. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vector-competence.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Vector competence. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vector-competence (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Vector competence." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vector-competence.

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