Lymphatic filariasis and associated morbidities in rural communities of Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-101

  Christiana, Okonofua ^a,b   Olajumoke, Morenikeji ^b   Oyetunde, Salawu ^b,c  

^a Crawford University   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Elephantiasis; Hydrocele; Southwestern Nigeria; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANCROFTIAN FILARIASIS; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INFANT; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; VECTOR CONTROL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ELEPHANTIASIS; HYDROCELE; SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS; SCROTUM; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893743355     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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