Status of intestinal parasitic infections among residents of Jimma Town, Ethiopia.

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Published in BMC Res Notes on August 07, 2014

Authors

Ayalew Jejaw1, Ahmed Zeynudin, Endalew Zemene, Tariku Belay

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, Mizan Tepi University, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia. ayalewjejaw@yahoo.com.

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