ABSTRACT
Estudaram-se 342 pessoas internadas no Hospital Provincial de Pemba (HPP); Cabo delgado; sendo 41 positivos (12) para Wuchereria bancrofti; dos quais 4 tinham uma infeccao mista com mansonella perstans. Houve mais individuos do sexo masculino parasitados do que femininos; sendo as maiores prevalencias nos homens de 21 a 31 anos e nas mulheres de mais de 41 anos. Encontraram-se criancas de 1; 3 e 7 anos com microfilaremia. Das enfermarias; a Cirurgia foi onde se encontrou maior numero de individuos parasitados. As adenopatias foram significativamente mais frecuentes nos casos com microfilarias do que nos casos negativos; no entanto nao houve diferenca significativa para os hidroceles e pele espessada entre casos negativos e positivos. Foi maior a prevalencia de filaria em doentes provenientes de outras localidades do que naqueles que moravam na cidade de Pemba. / A filarial survey was carried out at the Provincial Hospital of Pemba; Cabo Delgado. Of 342 people studied; 41 (12) were microfilaria positive for Wuchereria bancrofti; and 4 of these had a mixed infection with Mansonella perstans. More men than women had parasites; the highest prevalence in men being among those between 21 and 30 years old; and in women among those over 41 years. Children as young as 1; 3 and 7 years old were also infected. The highest frequency of microfilaremia was found in patients interned in the Surgery ward. Adenopathy was more frequent in positive cases than in negative cases; but no statistical differences were found between positive and negative patients with hydrocoele and skin thickening. The prevalence of microfilaremic cases among persons who lived outside Pemba City was higher than among those living in the city