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 antibody titre in healthy individual and enteric fever patients in Owerri, Nigeria

Ibegbulam-Njoku Peace N*
  • Ibegbulam-Njoku Peace N*
  • Microbiology Department of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Nigeria.
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Chijioke-Osuji C.C
  • Chijioke-Osuji C.C
  • Theoretical and Applied Biology Department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Duru F.C
  • Duru F.C
  • Microbiology Department of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 13 December 2013
  •  Accepted: 05 May 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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