Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Epidemiology of schistosomiasis in school aged children in some riverine areas of Sokoto, Nigeria

Kiran Singh*
  • Kiran Singh*
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, sokoto, Nigeria,West Africa, PMB 2346, Nigeria.
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D. Muddasiru
  • D. Muddasiru
  • Department of Biological sciences, Umaru Musa Ya’radua University, Katsina, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 19 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 26 May 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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