The impact of lake creation on guinea-worm transmission in Nigeria on the eastern side of Kainji Lake

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1983, Pages 427-432

  Adekolu John, E O ^a  

^a Kainji Lake Research Institute   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

artificial lake; Guinea worm transmission; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NEMATODE; NIGERIA; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRACUNCULIASIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NIGERIA; SEASONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0021034813     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(83)80004-6     Document Type: Article

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