A pilot study on the status of lymphatic filariasis in a rural community of Bihar

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-175

  Das, V N R ^a   Siddiqui, N A ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Verma, N ^a   Verma, R B ^a   Dinesh, D S ^a   Kar, S K ^a   Das, P ^a  

^a Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Science   (India)

Author keywords

Acute Chronic disease; Infection in vectors; Lymphatic filariasis; Microfilariamia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULEX; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 33846424583     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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