Intestinal helminthiasis and urinary schistosomiasis in some villages of Ijebu North, Ogun State, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 206-209

  Agbolade, O M ^a   Akinboye, D O ^b   Awolaja, A ^c  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c Ijebu North Local Government   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ascaris lumbricoides; Haematuria; Hookworm; Levamisole; Nigeria; Proteinuria; Schistosoma haematobium

Indexed keywords

LEVAMISOLE;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMATURIA; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PROTEINURIA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SMEAR; URINALYSIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; VERMES;

EID: 19744370435     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2004.000-2038     Document Type: Article

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