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  1. Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (IBEC), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia

    Hamady Dieng

  2. School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

    Salbiah Binti Ellias

  3. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Tomomitsu Satho

  4. Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia

    Fatimah Abang

  5. Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Ronald E. Morales Vargas

  6. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Noppawan Phumala Morales

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Dieng, H., Ellias, S.B., Satho, T. et al. Response to the letter sent by Dr. Viroj Wiwanitkit entitled “Coffee waste, vector control and dengue”. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 32823–32825 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3363-6

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