Open AccessUrinary schistosomiasis in school children of a southern nigerian community 8 years after the provision of potable water
Author(s) -
EmmanuelEyo Ekanem,
FrancisMichael Akapan,
MichaelEteng Eyong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_136_17
Subject(s) - potable water , schistosomiasis , water resource management , environmental health , medicine , geography , socioeconomics , environmental science , sociology , immunology , environmental engineering , helminths
Urinary schistosomiasis, one of the neglected tropical diseases, is a major infection of public health importance in Nigeria. Control measures include the provision of potable water as the main strategy, population-based chemotherapy and health education.
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