Publications
| epidemiological survey of an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a rural community in oyo state. | this report documents the investigation and control of an outbreak of gastro-enteritis in lagun, oyo state, nigeria. prior to the outbreak which occurred in 1981, there had been epidemics of gastro-enteritis, suspected to be cholera, in various parts of nigeria. the investigations carried out included personal interviews of patients and their contacts, laboratory investigations of faecal specimens and analysis of water samples obtained from the village wells and stream. available evidence indica ... | 1992 | 1637741 |
| association of water-borne diseases morbidity pattern and water quality in parts of ibadan city, nigeria. | occurrence of diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases in cities of developing countries has been on the increase over the decades largely due to unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene among human population. this study examined the relationship between the spatial pattern of water-borne diseases vis-a-vis water quality in parts of ibadan city in nigeria. data on 1334 cases of various water-borne diseases was collected from eight public hospitals with catchments covering the study ... | 2009 | 20734698 |