Onchocerciasis in Ecuador: absence of microfilaraemia.
J Trop Med Hyg
; 90(4): 213-4, 1987 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3656498
Blood samples from 497 people positive for onchocerciasis in the hyperendemic onchocercal focus in Ecuador were analysed for the presence of microfilaraemia using the Knott technique. No evidence of Onchocerca volvulus microfilaraemia was found, nor that of any other microfilaria.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Onchocerciasis
Limits:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
/
Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
/
Ecuador
Language:
En
Journal:
J Trop Med Hyg
Year:
1987
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ecuador
Country of publication:
United kingdom