Rapid assessment for lymphatic filariasis in Central Nigeria: A comparison of the immunochromatographic card test and hydrocele rates in an area of high endemicity

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 643-646

  Eigege, Abel ^a   Richards Jr , Frank O ^a   Blaney, David D ^b   Miri, Emmanuel S ^a   Gontor, Ibrahim ^c   Ogah, Gladys ^d   Umaru, John ^a   Jinadu, M Y ^e   Mathai, Wanjira ^a   Amadiegwu, Stanley ^a   Hopkins, Donald R ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Plateau State Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^d Nasarawa State Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^e Federal Secretariat   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RURAL POPULATION; TIME;

NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RURAL POPULATION; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TIME FACTORS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 10744220127     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.643     Document Type: Article

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