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A method for determining the concentration of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae in urine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Oladele O. Kale
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Olusola Ayeni
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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