Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia in Sri Lanka.

M, Itoh; M V, Weerasooriya; N K, Gunawardena; M P, Mudalige; W A, Samarawickrema; E, Kimura

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Article . 1999

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Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia in Sri Lanka.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 19 May 1999 English Journal:Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, volume 4 (issn: 1360-2276,

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Authors: M, Itoh; M V, Weerasooriya; N K, Gunawardena; M P, Mudalige; W A, Samarawickrema; E, Kimura;

pmid: 10223216

Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia in Sri Lanka.

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Abstract

The prevalence of Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia determined in 353 subjects in Matara, Sri Lanka by Og4C3 ELISA was 20.7%. Positive rates obtained with the same subjects by 1 ml Nuclepore filtration and 60 microl thick blood smear were 11.3% and 7.9%, respectively. Antigen levels were positively associated with microfilaria counts. Two-thirds of antigen-positive and microfilaria-negative (Ag+/Mf-) individuals were > 25-year-old, but younger age groups (< or = 25-year-old) tended to have proportionally more Ag+/Mf- cases. Possible origins of the Ag+/Mf- status are discussed.

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Aichi Medical University
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Keywords

Adult, Male, Adolescent, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Middle Aged, Filariasis, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Antigens, Helminth, Child, Preschool, Prevalence, Animals, Humans, Female, Wuchereria bancrofti, Child, Sri Lanka

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