Distribution of filarial elephantiasis and hydrocele in Matara district, Sri Lanka, as reported by local leaders, and an immunological survey in areas with relatively high clinical rates

Parasitology International

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 390-395

  Weerasooriya, Mirani V ^a   Isogai, Yoshinori ^b   Itoh, Makoto ^c   Yahathugoda, T Channa ^a   Vidanapathirana, Kanchana K ^a   Mudalige, Malka P S ^a   Kimura, Eisaku ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b NIHON FUKUSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Filariasis; Geographic information system; IgG4; Rapid assessment procedure; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SRI LANKA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SRI LANKA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

FILARIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 44649132528     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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