Estimation of fecundic life span of Wuchereria bancrofti from longitudinal study of human infection in an endemic area of Pondicherry (south India).
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ABSTRACT
The fecundic life span of adult female W. bancrofti was estimated by longitudinal study of microfilaraemia in a cohort of population (7,525) in Pondicherry. The estimation was based on a deterministic model, using the rate of loss in infection. The life span of the parasite was 10.2 yr without chemotherapy, while it was reduced to 5.3 yr following diethyl-carbamazine therapy. The analysis of mean microfilarial counts in microfilaraemic persons without chemotherapy indicates that the rate of production of microfilaria by the adult female is stable at least for a period of five years.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Wuchereria bancrofti
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Elephantiasis, Filarial
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cohort Studies
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Longitudinal Studies
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Adolescent
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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