Prevalence of giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis among children in relation to water sources in selected village of Pawi Special District in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, northwestern Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-213

  Tigabu, Eyasu ^a   Petros, Beyene ^a,b   Endeshaw, Tekola ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b CARTER CENTER   (United States)

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