incidence and clinical picture of filariasis and the rate of infectivity of mosquitoes in Giza and Sharkia governorate, A.R.E.

ABSTRACT

A total of 1451 inhabitants and 2200 female Culex pipiens were examined for Bancroftian filariasis and filarial larvae respectively. The intradermal test and the counting chamber technique were found to be reliable for diagnosis. A direct relationship was found between the prevalence of filarial infection in mosquitoes and the prevalence and clinical picture in humans