Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia in Sri Lanka.
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1999
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Blackwell Scientific Publications
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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Filariasis, Filariasis-diagnosis, Filariasis-epidemiology, Filariasis-immunology, Wuchereria bancrofti-immunology, Sri Lanka-epidemiology, Antigens, Helminth-blood, Prevalence
Citation
Tropical Medicine and International Health. 1999; 4(3): pp.207-10