Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 448-450 , May 2006

Onchocerciasis and epilepsy in parts of the Imo river basin, Nigeria: A preliminary report

  • I.N.S. Dozie

      Affiliations

    • Medical and Public Health Unit, Department of Microbiology, Imo State University Owerri, P.M.B. 2000 Imo State, Nigeria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Medical and Public Health Unit, Department of Microbiology, Imo State University Owerri, P.M.B. 2000 Imo State, Nigeria. Tel.: +234 8033269959.
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  • C.O.E. Onwuliri

      Affiliations

    • Applied Entomology and Parasitology Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
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  • B.E.B. Nwoke

      Affiliations

    • Applied Entomology and Parasitology Unit, Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
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  • U.M. Chukwuocha

      Affiliations

    • Applied Entomology and Parasitology Unit, Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
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  • C.I. Chikwendu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
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  • I. Okoro

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
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  • P.C. Njemanze

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Non-invasive Imaging for Parasitology, Chidicon Medical Center Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Received 17 January 2005 ,Revised 9 July 2005 ,Accepted 13 October 2005.

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PII: S0033-3506(05)00265-9

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.10.010

Public Health
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