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: 202

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections in school-aged children in the urban area of Abobo, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Nabélékounon Tuo
  • Nabélékounon Tuo
  • Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire ; 22 BP 770 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Jules N’Gatta Kouadio
  • Jules N’Gatta Kouadio
  • Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire ; 22 BP 770 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Mamadou Ouattara
  • Mamadou Ouattara
  • Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire ; 22 BP 770 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Gaoussou Coulibaly
  • Gaoussou Coulibaly
  • Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire ; 22 BP 770 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Dieudonné Kigbafori Silué
  • Dieudonné Kigbafori Silué
  • Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire ; 22 BP 770 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Jean Tenena Coulibaly
  • Jean Tenena Coulibaly
  • Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire ; 22 BP 770 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Eliézer Kouakou N’Goran
  • Eliézer Kouakou N’Goran
  • Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire ; 22 BP 770 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 10 October 2022
  •  Accepted: 15 February 2023
  •  Published: 31 March 2023

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