Potential for parasite and bacteria transmission by paper currency in Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 54-60

  Uneke, C J ^a   Ogbu, O ^b  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CURRENCY; ENDOPARASITE; HYGIENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NIGERIA; PAPER; PARASITE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; NIGERIA; PAPER; PARASITES;

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

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MENTHA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TAENIA; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 34248402025     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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