Journal of
Parasitology and Vector Biology

  • Abbreviation: J. Parasitol. Vector Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2510
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPVB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 204

Full Length Research Paper

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of communities towards neurocysticercosis in the districts of Amuru and Gulu, Northern Uganda

S. P. Alarakol
  • S. P. Alarakol
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, P. O. Box 166 Gulu, Uganda.
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B. S. Bagaya
  • B. S. Bagaya
  • Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
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Walter Onen Yagos
  • Walter Onen Yagos
  • Medical Library, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, P.O. Box 166, Uganda.
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E. I. Odongo Aginya
  • E. I. Odongo Aginya
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 12 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 04 June 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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