Dracunculiasis in the north eastern border of Ebonyi State, south eastern Nigeria

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-51

  Anosike, Jude C ^a,c   Azoro, Vivian A ^a   Nwoke, Bertram E B ^a   Keke, Romanus I ^a   Okere, Anthony N ^a   Oku, Ene E ^b   Ogbulie, Jude N ^a   Tony Njoku, Roseline F ^a   Okoro, Onuabuchi U ^a   Nwosu, Dennis C ^a  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^c Global 2000 Guinea Worm Erad Prog   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Active cases; Disability; Dracunculiasis; Ebonyi; Eradication; Nigeria; Predilection sites

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOPIA; DRACUNCULIASIS; DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFESTATION; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION; SCROTUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THORAX; UMBILICUS;

COPEPODA; CYCLOPIA; CYCLOPOIDA; CYCLOPS; DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; MESOCYCLOPS; MESOCYCLOPS AEQUATORIALIS; NEMATODA; THERMOCYCLOPS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0037285891     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00176     Document Type: Article

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