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

Investigations on the transmission potentials of Simulium damnosum and the risk of human onchocerciasis in Kaduna Metropolis, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Maikaje, D.B.*
  • Maikaje, D.B.*
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy, P.M.B 2109, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Dibal, D.M
  • Dibal, D.M
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy, P.M.B 2109, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Umar, Y.A
  • Umar, Y.A
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy, P.M.B 2109, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Egbe, N.E
  • Egbe, N.E
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy, P.M.B 2109, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 03 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 03 June 2015
  •  Published: 31 July 2015

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