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Hyperendemicity of Onchocerciasis in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis is a chronic parasitic infection caused by the filarial nematode, Onchocerca volvulus. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, endemicity, and symptomatic effects of the disease in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area. METHODS: The prevalence of onchoc...

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Main Authors: Akinbo, Frederick Olusegun, Okaka, Christopher Ehis
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3216180/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22135557
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