Open AccessUrinary schistosomiasis transmission in Epe, an urban community of Southwest Nigeria
Author(s) -
Olaoluwa P. Akinwale,
VN Akpuu,
Morakinyo B. Ajayi,
DO Akande,
M. A. Adeleke,
PV Gyang,
MO Adebayo,
AA Dike
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.86944
Subject(s) - schistosoma haematobium , schistosomiasis , biology , veterinary medicine , polymerase chain reaction , bulinus , transmission (telecommunications) , snail , restriction fragment length polymorphism , immunology , gene , helminths , medicine , ecology , genetics , electrical engineering , engineering
A survey of Schistosoma haematobium infection in Epe, an urban community in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, was carried out to ascertain the possibility that schistosomiasis, otherwise considered a rural disease, could reach urban populations.