Co-endemicity of Loiasis and Onchocerciasis in Rain Forest Communities in Southwestern Nigeria

Olusola Ojurongbe; Akeem Abiodun Akindele; Monsuru Adebayo Adeleke; Matthew Oyebode Oyedeji; Samuel Adeyinka Adedokun; Josephine Folashade Ojo; Callistus Adewale Akinleye; Oloyede Samuel Bolaji; Olusegun Adelowo Adefioye; Oluwaseyi Adegboyega Adeyeba

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003633

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Co-endemicity of Loiasis and Onchocerciasis in Rain Forest Communities in Southwestern Nigeria

Olusola Ojurongbe ,

* E-mail: oojurongbe@lautech.edu.ng

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Akeem Abiodun Akindele,

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria, Department of Community Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Monsuru Adebayo Adeleke,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Matthew Oyebode Oyedeji,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Samuel Adeyinka Adedokun,

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Josephine Folashade Ojo,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Callistus Adewale Akinleye,

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Oloyede Samuel Bolaji,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Olusegun Adelowo Adefioye,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Oluwaseyi Adegboyega Adeyeba

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
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Co-endemicity of Loiasis and Onchocerciasis in Rain Forest Communities in Southwestern Nigeria

Olusola Ojurongbe,
Akeem Abiodun Akindele,
Monsuru Adebayo Adeleke,
Matthew Oyebode Oyedeji,
Samuel Adeyinka Adedokun,
Josephine Folashade Ojo,
Callistus Adewale Akinleye,
Oloyede Samuel Bolaji,
Olusegun Adelowo Adefioye,
Oluwaseyi Adegboyega Adeyeba

Published: March 26, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003633

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