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

Epidemiology of Campylobacter species in poultry and humans in the four agricultural zones of Sokoto State, Nigeria

Innocent Okwundu Nwankwo*
  • Innocent Okwundu Nwankwo*
  • Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Olufemi Oladayo Faleke
  • Olufemi Oladayo Faleke
  • Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Mohammed Danlami Salihu
  • Mohammed Danlami Salihu
  • Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Abdullahi Alhaji Magaji
  • Abdullahi Alhaji Magaji
  • Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Usman Musa
  • Usman Musa
  • Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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John Garba
  • John Garba
  • Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN), North Central Zonal Office Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria. Received 28 January, 2016; Accepted 7 March, 2016
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  •  Received: 28 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 07 March 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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