Jamilu Yaya, Yusuf Muhammed, Rabiu Barau Bal, Magaji Bappah, Suleiman Ahmad, Lamaran Abdu Gamawa, Magaji Dafi, Bala Baba, Sani Musa Tilde, Amina Ahmed, Umar Abubakar, Abdulrahman M. Nayabo, Ahmad Abubakar, Ibrahim S. Tirwun & Murjanatu A. Malami
Department of Sociology, Sa'adu Zungur University, Bauchi State, Nigeria

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Yaya, Jamilu. "Bridging Global Health Threats and Local Realities: Exploring Community Knowledge and Utilization of Lassa Fever Prevention Methods in Bauchi State, Nigeria." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 10, Oct. 2026, pp. 5532-5545, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i10.010. Accessed Oct. 2026.
APA 6
Yaya, J. (2026, October). Bridging Global Health Threats and Local Realities: Exploring Community Knowledge and Utilization of Lassa Fever Prevention Methods in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(10), 5532-5545. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i10.010
Chicago
Yaya, Jamilu. "Bridging Global Health Threats and Local Realities: Exploring Community Knowledge and Utilization of Lassa Fever Prevention Methods in Bauchi State, Nigeria." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 10 (October 2026), 5532-5545. Accessed October, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i10.010.

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