Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

  • Abbreviation: J. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9820
  • DOI: 10.5897/JTEHS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 218

Full Length Research Paper

Post-epidemic lead exposure to animals following a decontamination exercise in gold mining village of Bagega, Zamfara State, Nigeria

Mohammed Bashir Tijjani
  • Mohammed Bashir Tijjani
  • Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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Bello Mohammed Agaie
  • Bello Mohammed Agaie
  • Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Kenneth Idowu Onifade
  • Kenneth Idowu Onifade
  • Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Abdullahi Sulaiman Mainasara
  • Abdullahi Sulaiman Mainasara
  • Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Ibrahim Lamidi Yusuf
  • Ibrahim Lamidi Yusuf
  • Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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Abdulyakeen Olawale Tijjani
  • Abdulyakeen Olawale Tijjani
  • Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 28 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 06 March 2019
  •  Published: 31 March 2019

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Tijjani MB, Agaie BM, Onifade KI, Mainasara AS, Tijjani AO (2016). Retrospective survey of suspected lead poisoning cases in bagega village, Zamfara State, Nigeria. Sahel Journal of Veterinary Science 15(1):91-94.

 

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