Schistosomiasis transmission and water contact pattern in river Ureje in Ado-ekiti local government area, Ekiti State

Research Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-36

  Omonijo, A O ^a   Asaolu, S O ^b   Ofoezie, I E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE EKITI   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bulinus; Cercaria; Human water contact; Infection; Schistosomiasis; Snail

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN WATER CONTACT; INFECTION RISK; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAIL; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA;

BULINUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 84879186715     PISSN: 18164943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jp.2013.26.36     Document Type: Article

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