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Epidemiology and psycho-social aspects of onchocercal skin diseases in northeastern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Observations were made on the prevalence of onchocerciasis and Onchocercal Skin Diseases (OSD); frequency of occurrence and anatomical distribution of OSD in the Hawal River Valley, an established onchocerciasis endemic focus in north-eastern Nigeria. METHODS: Symptoms of OSD were diagno...

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Autores principales: Okoye, Ikem Chris, Onwuliri, Celestine OE
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2238738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18053165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2883-6-15