Health problems related to algal bloom among seaweed farmers in coastal areas of Tanzania

Aziza, H. Said; Flower, E. Msuya; Margareth, S. Kyewalyanga; Aviti, J. Mmochi; Evalyn, W. Mwihia; Eystein Skjerve; Helena, A. Ngowi; Jan, L. Lyche

doi:10.5897/JPHE2018.1020

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Public Health and Epidemiology

Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2316
DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
Start Year: 2009
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Health problems related to algal bloom among seaweed farmers in coastal areas of Tanzania

Aziza, H. Said

Aziza, H. Said
Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Science, P.O. Box, 8146. Oslo, Norway.
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Flower, E. Msuya

Flower, E. Msuya
Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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Margareth, S. Kyewalyanga

Margareth, S. Kyewalyanga
Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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Aviti, J. Mmochi

Aviti, J. Mmochi
Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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Evalyn, W. Mwihia

Evalyn, W. Mwihia
Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Science, P.O. Box, 8146. Oslo, Norway.
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Eystein Skjerve

Eystein Skjerve
Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Science, P.O. Box, 8146. Oslo, Norway.
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Helena, A. Ngowi

Helena, A. Ngowi
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Collage of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3021 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Jan, L. Lyche

Jan, L. Lyche
Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Science, P.O. Box, 8146. Oslo, Norway.
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Article Number - ADABB4457822
Vol.10(8), pp. 303-312 , August 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPHE2018.1020

Received: 21 March 2018
Accepted: 04 June 2018
Published: 31 August 2018

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