Lymphatic filariasis in a hyperendemic region: a ten-year, follow-up panel survey
| Autor: | Pascal Atchade, Valentine Kiki-Fagla, Achille Massougbodji, Amy D. Klion, Karen Myung, Serge Ekoue |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population Parasitemia medicine.disease_cause Wuchereria Elephantiasis Filarial Virology parasitic diseases Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Animals Benin Humans Wuchereria bancrofti Risk factor education Child Lymphatic filariasis Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Lymphatic system Antigens Helminth Immunology Parasitology Female business Demography Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0002-9637 |
| Popis: | The present study is a long-term panel survey of a population living in a previously identified Wuchereria bancrofti-endemic area of Benin. Unexpectedly, a marked decrease in the prevalence of microfilaremia (from 9.4% to 0.48%; P < 0.001) occurred over a 10-year period in the absence of chemotherapy or vector control measures. The percentage of patients with chronic pathology remained stable during the study period. The decrease in the prevalence of parasitemia could not be explained by environmental or sociologic changes in the region, or by differences between the two study populations. These data suggest that the epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis in an endemic region may change independently of recognized modulating factors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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