Detection of a new focus of Brugia malayi infection in Orissa.
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ABSTRACT
526 people were surveyed in a village called Chudamani, in Balasore district of Orissa, for detection of asymptomatic microfilaria (mf) carriers. Of these 36 (6.8 per cent) were cases found to harbour mf; 19 cases had Brugia malayi, 4 Wuchereria bancrofti and 5 cases had mixed infection. In 8 cases, species could not be ascertained. For the first time after 1955, a focus of B. malayi has been detected in Orissa.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Wuchereria bancrofti
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Filariasis Linfática
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Brugia
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Humanos
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Proyectos Piloto
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Filariasis
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India
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Animales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
1989
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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