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

Assessment of use of lavender lotion as repellent for protection against sand fly bites in endemic area with visceral leishmaniasis in Eastern Sudan

Mustafa Mohammed Mustafa*
  • Mustafa Mohammed Mustafa*
  • Faculty of Medicine .Primary Health Care Unit. Gazera University, Gazera University, Sudan.
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Nagwa Suliman Ahmad
  • Nagwa Suliman Ahmad
  • Faculty of Medicine .Primary Health Care Unit. Gazera University, Gazera University, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 28 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 April 2015
  •  Published: 31 July 2015

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