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

Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica among primary school children in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

Simon-Oke Iyabo Adepeju*
  • Simon-Oke Iyabo Adepeju*
  • Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
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Ogunleye Esther
  • Ogunleye Esther
  • Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 23 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 28 July 2015
  •  Published: 30 November 2015

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