Urinary schistosomiasis in rural communities of some Local Government Areas in Plateau State, Nigeria: A preliminary parasitological and malacological survey

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-6

  Akufongwe, P F ^a,c   Dakul, D A ^a   Michael, R D ^b   Dajagat, P D ^b   Arabs, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b Qua'an pan Cottage Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EGG; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAIL; URINE;

EID: 0029964297     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00015054     Document Type: Article

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