Meta-analysis of age-prevalence patterns in lymphatic filariasis: No decline in microfilaraemia prevalence in older age groups as predicted by models with acquired immunity

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 605-612

  Stolk, W A ^a   Ramaiah, K D ^b   Van Oortmarssen, G J ^a   Das, P K ^b   Habbema, J D F ^a   De Vlas, S J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Acquired immunity; Lymphatic filariasis; Prevalence; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INDIA; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; META ANALYSIS; MICROFILARIASIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 8144230514     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004005980     Document Type: Article

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