Lymphatic filariasis in rural areas of Patna district, Bihar a challenge ahead

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-163

  Singh, Sukhvir ^a   Bora, D ^a   Dhariwal, A C ^a   Singh, Ram ^a   Lal, Shiv ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Lymphatic Filariasis; Patna; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

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

EID: 33846451031     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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