Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia among pregnant women: a health facility based survey in Nassarawa-Eggon, Nigeria
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1 Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Abuja, Nigeria 2 Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 3 Surveillance and Data Management Unit, National Malaria Elimination Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria 4 Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, Nigeria 5 Pathology Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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