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View article: Urinary Schistosomiasis around Oyan Reservoir, Nigeria: Twenty Years after the First Outbreak
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"nBackground: Oyan reservoir, South-West Nigeria was constructed in 1984 to generate electricity but has altered the existing physical, biological and socio-economic environment of the people. This study, carried out between October 2…
View article: Urinary Schistosomiasis around Oyan Reservoir, Nigeria: Twenty Years after the First Outbreak.
Urinary Schistosomiasis around Oyan Reservoir, Nigeria: Twenty Years after the First Outbreak. Open
S. haematobium transmission has been sustained in the reservoir since the outbreak was first reported in 1988. Mass treatment with praziquantel was conducted 8 years ago (2001) in two of the communities. However, the infection has persiste…