Early development of acute filariasis in a migrant from non-endemic to hyper endemic area: a case report.

Koya, S MKumar, SRegu, KSharma, R C1998-06-232009-06-011998-06-232009-06-011998-06-23Koya SM, Kumar S, Regu K, Sharma RC. Early development of acute filariasis in a migrant from non-endemic to hyper endemic area: a case report. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1998 Jun; 30(2): 117-20http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/112903A case report of a European woman who contracted filariasis after staying for a few weeks in a filaria endemic area of south India is presented in this paper.engAcute DiseaseAnimalsDiethylcarbamazine --therapeutic useEmigration and ImmigrationFemaleFilariasis --diagnosisFilaricides --therapeutic useHumansIndiaMiddle AgedWuchereria bancrofti --isolation & purificationEarly development of acute filariasis in a migrant from non-endemic to hyper endemic area: a case report.Case Reports