Human filariasis in Dass local government area of Bauchi state, Nigeria

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-225

  Anosike, J C ^a,b   Onwuliri, C O E ^a   Onwuliri, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clinical manifestations; Filariasis; Infection rates; Intensity; Ivermectin; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FILARIASIS; IVERMECTIN; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

AFRICA; BAUCHI [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

LOA LOA; MANSONELLA; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; SQUAMATA; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 1642367584     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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