Microhabitat Assessment of the Breeding Sites of Simulium damnosum Theobald Complex in Oji River Basin, Enugu State Nigeria
Ugwuanyi Ifeoma Kosisochukwu, Eneanya Christine Ifeoma, Onyido Angus Ejikeme, Okonkwo Nnaemeka Joe, Aribodor Dennis Nnanna, Nwankwo Edith Nonye, Ukonze Chikaodili Blessing & Okoye Chukwuebuka Kingsley · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016
Aims: Blackflies of the Simulium damnosum complex are the principal vectors of Onchocerca volvulus, the causative agent of Onchocerciasis (river blindness) in Nigeria and other West African countries. They therefore constitute serious public health and socio-economic problems in...
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10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25858