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Onchocerciasis in Plateau State of Nigeria

II. The prevalence among residents around the Assob River area

C. O. E. OnwuliriDepartment of Zoology, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
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B. E. B. NwokeDepartment of Zoology, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
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I. A. LawalDepartment of Zoology, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
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M. O. E. IwualaDepartment of Zoology, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Pages 49-52 | Received 09 Aug 1985, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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