Bancroftian filariasis in Tanzania: Specific antibody responses in relation to long-term observations on microfilaremia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 667-672

  Simonsen, Paul E ^a   Meyrowitsch, Dan W ^a  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MICROFILARIASIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; TANZANIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0031758434     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.667     Document Type: Article

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