Unabated schistosomiasis transmission in Erinle River Dam, Osun State, Nigeria: Evidence of neglect of environmental effects of development projects

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 843-850

  Oladejo, S O ^a   Ofoezie, I E ^b  

^a Osun State College of Education   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bulinus globosus; Erinle Dam; Freshwater snails; Large dam; Nigeria; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DAM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; LAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; RIVERS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SNAILS; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; OSUN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

BULINUS GLOBOSUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 33744938957     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01628.x     Document Type: Article

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