A baseline study of rural Bancroftian filariasis in southern India.
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2004-09-04
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Night mass blood surveys were carried out for parasitological evidence of Bancroftian filariasis in 45 rural areas belonging to 9 National Filaria Control Program (NFCP) zones of East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, India during the period 1998 to 2001. Mf prevalence range between 2.9 to 10.2%, and mf intensities in 20 mm3 blood samples ranged from 1-281. The present study explains the trend of microfilaria dynamics in the rural population, where mass drug delivery has been implemented since 1997, and anti-larivicidal and adulticidal control measures have not been adopted.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Murty US, Praveen B, Kumar DV, Sriram K, Rao KM, Sai KS. A baseline study of rural Bancroftian filariasis in southern India. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2004 Sep; 35(3): 583-6