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The Transmission of Dracunculus Medinensis by Thermocyclops Nigerianus, as Observed in a Village in South-West Nigeria

Sanya D. Onabamiro From the Department of Parasitology, University College, Ibadan, Nigeria
Pages 1-10 | Received 06 Oct 1950, Published online: 22 Mar 2016

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L. Yelifari, E. Frempong & A. Olsen. (1997) The intermediate hosts of Dracunculus medinensis in Northern Region, Ghana. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 91:4, pages 403-409.
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John M. Hunter. (1996) An introduction to guinea worm on the eve of its departure: Dracunculiasis transmission, health effects, ecology and control. Social Science & Medicine 43:9, pages 1399-1425.
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Bernhard Bierlich. (1995) Notions and treatment of guinea worm in Northern Ghana. Social Science & Medicine 41:4, pages 501-509.
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C. Y. Jeje. (1988) A revision of the Nigerian species of the genera Mesocyclops Sars, 1914 and Thermocyclops Kiefer, 1927 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). Hydrobiologia 164:2, pages 171-184.
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J.K. Udonsi. (1987) Control of endemic dracontiasis by provision of water supply in rural communities of Imo state, Nigeria. Public Health 101:1, pages 63-70.
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Susan J. Watts. (1987) Population mobility and disease transmission: The example of guinea worm. Social Science & Medicine 25:10, pages 1073-1081.
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Susan J. Watts. (1986) The comparative study of patterns of Guinea worm prevalence as a guide to control strategies. Social Science & Medicine 23:10, pages 975-982.
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E.O. Adekolu-John. (1983) The impact of lake creation on guinea-worm transmission in Nigeria on the eastern side of Kainji Lake. International Journal for Parasitology 13:5, pages 427-432.
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ALPHONSUS B.C. NWOSU. 1983. Human Ecology and Infectious Diseases. Human Ecology and Infectious Diseases 225 252 .
Mohammed S. Khwaja, Jonathan F. B. Dossetor & James H. Lawrie. (1975) Extradural guinea-worm abscess. Journal of Neurosurgery 43:5, pages 627-630.
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