Lymphatic filariasis in children: age dependent prevalence in an area of India endemic for Wuchereria bancrofti infection

Lymphatic filariasis has been considered as a disease of adults and most epidemiological surveys have excluded children. The prevalence of infection and clinical manifestations of the disease among children in the age group of 1-15 years was determined in a Wuchereria bancrofti endemic area. The 138...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical biomedicine 2010-04, Vol.27 (1), p.41-46
Hauptverfasser:	Mandal, N N, Bal, M S, Das, M K, Achary, K G, Kar, S K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age Distribution Animals Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Elephantiasis, Filarial - epidemiology Elephantiasis, Filarial - parasitology Endemic Diseases Female Humans India - epidemiology Infant Male Prevalence Time Factors Wuchereria bancrofti
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