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Schistosomiasis in Nigeria

Pages 307-322 | Received 16 May 1963, Published online: 17 Mar 2016

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Vijayamma Thomas, E. O. Ogunba & A. Fabiyi. (1979) Schistosomiasis: assessment of the sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility of serological methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in Nigeria. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 73:5, pages 451-456.
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J. B. Balogun, B. Adewale, S. U. Balogun, A. Lawan, I. S. Haladu, M. M. Dogara, A. U. Aminu, C. R. Caffrey, H. P. De Koning, Y. Watanabe & E. O. Balogun. (2022) Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Primary School Pupils in the Jidawa and Zobiya Communities of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Annals of Global Health 88:1.
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Oyime Poise Aula, Donald P. McManus, Malcolm K. Jones & Catherine A. Gordon. (2021) Schistosomiasis with a Focus on Africa. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 6:3, pages 109.
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Ogochukwu C. Okeke, Olaoluwa P. Akinwale, Patience O. Ubachukwu, Pam V. Gyang, Emmanuel U. Henry, Timothy E. Nwafor, Bilkisu M. Daniel, Sowechi E. Ebi, Chioma O. Anorue, Christian O. Chukwuka & Mann S. Dido. (2020) Report of high prevalence of schistosome infection in Biomphalaria snails from a geographic area with no previous prevalence of human schistosomiasis in Nigeria. Acta Tropica 210, pages 105326.
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Tolulope Ebenezer Atalabi, Stephen Dumebi Adoh & Kingsley Marvin Eze. (2018) The current epidemiological status of urogenital schistosomiasis among primary school pupils in Katsina State, Nigeria: An imperative for a scale up of water and sanitation initiative and mass administration of medicines with Praziquantel. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12:7, pages e0006636.
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S. O. Oladejo & I. E. Ofoezie. (2006) Unabated schistosomiasis transmission in Erinle River Dam, Osun State, Nigeria: evidence of neglect of environmental effects of development projects. Tropical Medicine & International Health 11:6, pages 843-850.
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C.A. Wright & R.J. Knowles. (1972) Studies on Schistosoma haematobium in the laboratory III. Strains from Iran, Mauritius and Ghana. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 66:1, pages 108-118.
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G. Webbe & C. James. (2009) Infra-specific Variations of Schistosoma haematobium . Journal of Helminthology 45:4, pages 403-413.
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B.O. Osuntokun. (1971) Epidemiology of tropical nutritional neuropathy in Nigerians. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 65:4, pages 454-479.
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E. Latunde Odeku, A. O. Lucas & D. R. Richard. (1968) Intramedullary Spinal Cord Schistosomiasis. Journal of Neurosurgery 29:4, pages 417-423.
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A.Olufemi Williams. (1967) Pathology of schistosomiasis of the uterine cervix due to S. haematobium. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 98:6, pages 784-791.
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