Bancroftian filariasis in Namrup tea estate, district Dibrugarh, Assam.
Indian J Public Health
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1998 Oct-Dec; 42(4): 103-7, 112
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: sea-109906
ABSTRACT
Filariasis survey in a randomly selected tea estate of district Dibrugrah revealed 6.7% infection of Wuchereria bancrofti in labour population with microfilaria (mf) rate of 7.6% in males and 5.9% in females. The mf rate increased progressively with the age which however, dropped in 31-40 age group of males and in 41-50 age group of females. Chronic filariasis diseases rate was 2.7%. The involvement of genitals in manifesting chronic filariasis was significantly higher than of the lower extremities. Infection and infectivity rates in the vector mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus were 6.1% and 4.6% respectively with mean L3 load per infective mosquito of 8.5. Drains, land, peridomestic ditches were chief breeding habitats of Cules quinquefasciatus in the tea estate.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Thé
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Wuchereria bancrofti
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Filariose lymphatique
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Prévalence
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Adolescent
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Public Health
Année:
1998
Type:
Article
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