Prevalence of Salmonella typhi and intestinal parasites among food handlers in Bahir Dar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-50

  Abera, Bayeh ^a   Biadegelgen, Fantahun ^a   Bezabih, Belay ^b  

^a BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Regional Health Research Laboratory Center   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 79958154463     PISSN: 10216790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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