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seroepidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in the seychelles islands.	wuchereria bancrofti is the only human filarioid present in the seychelles archipelago. the last parasitological survey carried out in mahé revealed a microfilaraemia rate of 3.6%. serum samples from 417 native individuals living in mahé were tested for the presence of filarial antibodies by elisa method, using crude soluble extract of brugia pahangi adult worm as antigen. the results seem to show a proportion of the population (17%) has been exposed to w. bancrofti (with od values greater than ...	1982	7048670
chemotherapy with diethylcarbamazine and levamisole in bancroftian filariasis.	field trials in which spaced doses of dec were given once weekly, monthly or bi-monthly (or combinations of these intervals) cleared microfilariae (mf) of wuchereria bancrofti from the blood in 78% if persons examined at six months. this reduction of microfilaraemia was maintained at a four years follow up examination. all regimens were well tolerated. in areas where mf rates were less than 12% a total dose of 36-48 mg/kg of dec was effective. higher doses (72 mg/kg) are required where mf rates ...	1981	7048668
successful cryopreservation of wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae.	a fast freezing technique developed by james (1981) significantly improved the yield of schistosome larvae that could be stored in liquid nitrogen. this was adapted by ham et al. (1981) to the freezing of microfilariae of onchocerca spp. with excellent results. they found 70 to 80% of the cryopreserved larvae remained viable using this method and since then ham (personal communication) has successfully applied the same technique to brugia malayi microfilariae. the further application to wucherer ...	1982	7048649
observations on bancroftian filariasis in wardha, central india.		1981	7047486
the susceptibility of leaf monkeys to bancroftian filariasis in thailand.		1981	7046076
detection of circulating antigens and immune complexes in feline and human lymphatic filariasis.	circulating worm antigens were detected in 61% to 81% of sera from brugia pahangi -infected cats and in 0-93% of sera from humans with malayan of bancroftian filariasis by counter immunoelectrophoresis and a double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, using rabbit antisera to b. pahangi adult worms. in some situations, both antigen tests were as sensitive as antibody tests. however, elisa was likely to be affected by the presence of antiglobulins, such as rheumatoid factor, in th ...	1981	7046073
serum microfilarial antibody titres before and after treatment of bancroftian microfilaraemia with diethylcarbamazine.	eight filipino patients with wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia were treated with diethylcarbamazine. the intensity of microfilaraemia and titre of microfilarial agglutinating antibodies were measured over the ensuing six weeks. nuclepore filtration of blood indicated clearing of microfilaraemia in five patients and a reduction in numbers in the other three. several patterns of antibody response were observed. five patients had high initial antibody titres; they did not change significantly af ...	1981	7046072
wuchereria bancrofti infections in egypt and their treatment with diethylcarbamazine.		1982	7045257
comparative study of thick smear examination and membrane filter technique in parasitological diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis.		1981	7045200
epidemiological studies on bancroftian filariasis in east godavari district (andhra pradesh) : entomological aspects.		1981	7045199
[epidemiological study of bancroftian filariasis in the logone valley (north cameroon) (author's transl)].	in the logone valley, yagoua and the surrounding area, the prevalence of the bancroftian filariasis was measured by means of determinating the microfilarian rate: 22,1 p. 100 in males and 9,8 p. 100 in females. the immunofluorescence test on d viteae frozen sections showed the presence of antibodies in 61,5 p. 100 of the males and 68,2 p. 100 of the females. a balance between the microfilarial rate and the percentage of inhabitants with specific antibodies was observed. parasitological and immun ...	1982	7043150
[wuchereria bancrofti human aperiodic filariasis in french territory of wallis and futuna (author's transl)].	human filariasis caused by the aperiodic form of wuchereria bancrofti is one of the main epidemiological problems in wallis and futuna islands. the ecologic features and the public-health service actions for survey and control of this endemic disease are described. biological and clinical results were very satisfactory.	1981	7040905
epidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in east godavari district (andhra pradesh)--incidence of tropical pulmonary eosinophilia.		1981	7040222
[prevalence and periodicity of bancroft's filaria in diurnal blood from the population of batey ocho (central barahona), dominican republic].		1981	7039635
[choice of a direct diagnostic technic for filariasis].		1981	7038797
imported filariasis in pakistan.	night blood surveys for filariasis were carried out in two camps of repatriates from bangladesh. the sample consisted of 1,101 biharis above one year of age of whom 9.0% were found infected with wuchereria bancrofti. the infection rate was significantly higher in males (10.2%) than in females (6.7%). of the three mosquito species (anopheles stephensi, culex pipiens fatigans and c. tritaeniorhynchus) collected in and around the camps, 4.1 and 2.5% of c. p. fatigans were found positive for w. banc ...	1981	7036440
chemotherapy with spaced doses of diethylcarbamazine preceded by levamisole on bancroftian filariasis.	the administration of levamisole (2.5 mg/kg) in a single oral dose, the day before beginning weekly spaced dose of diethylcarbamazine (dec), resulted in low blood levels of microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti six weeks after commencing treatment. this rapid decrease in microfilaraemia associated with the addition of levamisole overcomes a major disadvantage of using dec alone-namely the necessity to commence spaced dose treatment several months before the transmission season. a further advanta ...	1981	7036437
tests of susceptibility of liberian culex quinquefasciatus to tanzanian wuchereria bancrofti.	culex quinquefasciatus strains of liberian and tanzanian origin were fed on tanzanian donors with wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemias. 11 to 17 days later the mosquitoes were dissected and scored for the presence and numbers of immature and mature filarial larvae. in one experiment a significantly lower susceptibility was found in a liberian compared with a tanzanian strain, but in the other cases there was no significant difference. the susceptibility of the liberian strains was higher than i ...	1981	7036433
bancroftian filariasis in coastal north trinidad, west indies: intensity of transmission by culex quinquefasciatus.	the intensity of transmission of wuchereria bancrofti was measured in a coastal community in north trinidad where 15% of the residents were microfilaraemic. the only significant vector, culex quinquefasciatus, was studied in detail to determine seasonal abundance, longevity, infection and infectivity rates. only 2.1% of the indoor biting population and 7.0% of the indoor resting population were infected. the daily mortality rate of the vector increased with age from 27% at four days to 44 to 47% ...	1981	7036432
attempts to establish wuchereria bancrofti in laboratory animals.		1980	7033357
effect of diethylcarbamazine medicated common salt on wuchereria bancrofti prophylaxis.		1980	7033356
disappearance of some brugia malayi foci from madhya pradesh, orissa and tamil nadu and co-existence of malayan and bancroftian filariasis in some pockets.		1980	7033355
a simplified technique for demonstration of acid phosphatase activity in microfilaria of wuchereria bancrofti.		1981	7033127
antibody determination in the diagnosis of wuchereria bancrofti infection in man.	the levels of igg and ige antibodies reacting with somatic antigens of adult setaria digitata and wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae were determined in sera of 90 patients with bancroftian filariasis and 379 non-filarial subjects. antibodies reacting with adult antigens and with soluble microfilarial antigens were seen in both microfilaraemic and amicrofilaraemic patients. antibodies reacting with surface antigens of w. bancrofti microfilariae were seen only in amicrofilaraemic subjects. ige ant ...	1981	7032737
seasonal prevalence of filaria infection in culex fatigans, from dhanbad, bihar.		1980	7031122
seasonal variation in microfilaraemia (bancrofti) density and filaria disease.		1980	7031121
igg-dependent human eosinophil-mediated adhesion and cytotoxicity of litomosoides carinii larvae.		1981	7030947
some observations on immunological status and immunodiagnosis in bancroftian filariasis.		1981	7030822
evaluation of the therapeutic effect of diethylcarbamazine (hetrazan) in bancroftian filariasis using various techniques in upper egypt.		1981	7028883
leucocytic agglutination using litomosoides carenii cuticular antigen and the serum of bancroftian filariasis.		1981	7028879
comparison of counter-immunoelectrophoresis with other tests in the diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis.		1981	7028878
[mass chemotherapy with spaced doses of diethylcarbamazine: effects in tahiti on microfilaraemia due to wuchereria bancrofti var. pacifica].		1980	7028300
assay of e and eac rosette forming peripheral lymphocytes in human bancroftian filariasis.		1981	7026433
rodent and bovine filarial antigens in detection of antibodies in human bancroftian filariasis by elisa.		1981	7026432
[types of filariasis].	on the basis of the work in tropical africa the authors describe the diseases little known in the soviet union: wuchereriosis and onchocerciasis. wide international contacts with countries of hot climate (asia, africa, america) as well as the possibility of infection of soviet people living in these regions for long periods do not exclude importation of these highly communicable diseases into the country. the epidemiology, clinical patterns and pathological anatomy of wuchereriosis and onchocerc ...	1981	7025806
[epidemiology of bancroft's filariasis in africa, asia and oceania].		1981	7025767
filariasis in southeast asia.	filariasis due to wuchereria bancrofti, brugia malayi and b timori is unevenly distributed in southeast asia. while b malayi and b timori infections are seen in the rural areas, w bancrofti is both an urban and rural problem. control programmes in areas of subperiodic b malayi are complicated by zoonotic transmission mainly from reservoir hosts in some countries. the clinical features and laboratory diagnosis of brugian and bancroftian filariasis are discussed.	1981	7025736
immunodiagnosis of bancroftian filariasis: comparative efficiency of the indirect hemagglutination test, indirect fluorescent antibody test, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay done with wuchereria bancrofti microfilarial antigens.	the indirect hemagglutination test (ihat), indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) have been applied to the serodiagnosis of bancroftian filariasis employing wuchereria bancrofti mf antigens and the efficiency of these tests in the detection of antibody has been compared. each test was found to be marginally superior to the other two tests with a particular group of endemic sera for the detection of filarial antibody. in other words, the ihat, ifat ...	1981	7025665
filariasis: a case history.	although hematology technologists performing differentials are expected to maintain a constant alertness for any abnormalities, the recent influx of refugees from parts of the world where blood parasites may be found predicates that particular attention be paid to the possibility of unusual findings. this is illustrated by the detection of microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti during the performance of a routine cbc on a 35 year old black female who had delivered a viable female child.	1981	7025631
microfilaria in bone marrow aspirate: a case report.		1981	7025540
periodicity of microfilariae of human filariasis analysed by a trigonometric method (aikat and das).	the microfilarial periodicity of human filariae was characterized statistically by fitting the observed change of microfilaria (mf) counts to the formula of a simple harmonic wave using two parameters, the peak hour (k) and periodicity index (d) (sasa & tanaka, 1972, 1974). later aikat and das (1976) proposed a simple calculation method using trigonometry (a-d method) to determine the peak hour (k) and periodicity index (p). all data of microfilarial periodicity analysed previously by the method ...	1981	7024589
low density microfilaremia of wuchereria bancrofti infections in pre- and post-treatment phases in the philippines.		1981	7024588
detection & diagnostic utility of exoantigen of wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae.		1981	7024114
the anopheles gambiae giles complex and bancroftian filariasis transmission in a tanzanian coastal village.		1981	7023404
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for bancroftian filariasis.		1981	7022786
the hypothesis on the evolution of wuchereria bancrofti.		1981	7021739
eosinophilia and elevated serum levels of eosinophil major basic protein and charcot-leyden crystal protein (lysophospholipase) after treatment of patients with bancroft's filariasis.		1981	7021674
the utility of human filarial serum in the detection of circulating antigen.	the utility of human filarial serum immunoglobulin (fsi) in detecting circulating antigen in filarial sera was studied by counter immunoelectrophoresis (ciep) and the indirect haemagglutination test (ihat). ciep was found to be better than ihat. 23 out of 30 sera from persons with microfilaeremia and one of 30 clinical cases of filariasis, but none of the normal sera or sera from those with helminths other than filariae, showed the presence of circulating filarial antigen in ciep. fsi was fracti ...	1981	7021659
age determination of man-biting population of culex pipiens fatigans with particular reference to transmission of wuchereria bancrofti in pondicherry.		1981	7021409
chemotherapy of filariasis.		1981	7020586
[migrations of microfilariae and oceanic peoples. an approach to speciation in bancrofti and malayan filariae, by the study of the periodicity of microfilariae as a function of density; contribution to the prehistory of the pacific area].		1981	7020558
filariasis in the dominican republic.		1981	7020452
associations in filarial infections in man in the savanna zones of mali and upper volta.	in 14 villages located in the west african savanna belt, 1,305 people were examined for microfilariae in blood and skin. the results indicate that the associations between filariae in infected patients are not the result of chance alone. the frequency of associations between wuchereria bancrofti and tetrapetalonema perstans was highly significant, whereas onchocerca volvulus appeared to be associated with w. bancrofti only in the absence of t. perstans.	1981	7020450
further studies on the development of wuchereria bancrofti in laboratory animals.	in an attempt to obtain a small animal laboratory model for wuchereria bancrofti mongolian gerbils and hamsters were infected with third-stage larvae of strains of the parasite from indonesia and china. gerbils were necropsied at 7 to 591 days and larvae recovered up to 219 days. the third molt occurred on or before 10 days and worms found after 14 days were in the fourth stage. more worms were recovered early in the infection (7 to 30 days) than in older infections. the worms were usually recov ...	1981	7020095
immune response to wuchereria bancrofti mircofilarial antigen.		1981	7019061
antibody-dependent cell-mediated effects in bancroftian filariasis.	the nature of immunoglobulin and effector cells involved in the antibody-dependent cell-mediated adhesion and cytotoxicity to wuchereria bancrofti larvae has been investigated. human neutrophils and eosinophils purified from peripheral blood by metrizamide gradients readily adhered to the parasites in presence of igg fraction of sera from majority of elephantiasis cases with amicrofilaraemia and many of the endemic normals. the cells from normal, microfilariae and elephantiasis cases were equall ...	1981	7019047
[polynuclear basophil degranulation test in pathogenic human filariasis].		1980	7018422
[use of levamisole in w. bancrofti filariasis].	16 african patients with diagnosed w. bancroft's filariasis admitted to pedro kourí tropical medicine institute were subjected to a therapeutic management with levamisole: 300 mg as starting dosage, and 150 mg/day for seven days. 11 patients had been previously treated with several courses of diethylcarbamazine (dec), but a low microfilaremia persisted in them. in the other 5 patients the only medication used was levamisole. a rapid fall in microfilaria concentrations was found from the first da ...	1980	7017841
the susceptibility of liberian culex quinquefasciatus to wuchereria bancrofti in sri lanka.	strains of culex quinquefasciatus collected in liberia showed low susceptibility to wuchereria bancrofti from liberian donors. however, when the same mosquito strains were fed on w. bancrofti donors from sri lanka they showed equally high susceptibility as sri lankan c. quinquefasciatus simultaneously fed on the same donors. a liberian strain did not respond to selection for refractoriness. thus the strains of w. bancrofti from liberia and sri lanka differ in their ability to infect specific mos ...	1980	7015636
[filarian eosinophilic lung in a patient from upper egypt].		1981	7015275
epidemiological studies on bancroftian filariasis in east godavari district (andhra pradesh): ii. periodicity of microfilaria.		1980	7014701
solar eclipse and microfilaraemia.		1980	7014700
attempts to establish wuchereria bancrofti in slow loris, loris tardigradus.		1980	7014426
immature stage of wuchereria bancrofti in the human eye.		1980	7011960
unusual parasitic infestation of cervix detected by cytology.		1980	7011957
filarial chyluria associated glomerulonephritis and therapeutic considerations in the chyluric patient.	two patients with chyluria who were successfully treated by surgical disconnection of the lymphatics from the renal pelvis are reported. one patient also had an associated glomerulonephritis, possibly secondary to filariasis. although glomerulonephritis associated with filariasis has been reported previously the details of renal biopsies in man have included only light microscopic findings. in this patient immunofluorescent and electron microscopic studies showed mesangial deposits of immunoglob ...	1980	7008760
[filarial elephantiasis (wuchereria bancrofti var. pacifica) and microfilaremia].		1980	7008717
[lymphoedema and elephantiasis due to filariasis. pathogenesis and clinical aspects (author's transl)].	adult lymphatic filariae (wuchereria bancrofti, brugia malayi) can cause blocking of lymphatics producing obliterating endolymphitis lesions. the subsequent extravasation of lymph (or chyle when the obstruction is canal) is at the origin of the formation of lymphedema or elephantiasis, in which the main histological finding is great hypertrophy of collagen elements. this theory involving filaria only is not the full picture, and bacterial infection, mainly by streptococci, is an important factor ...	1980	7007545
sequential alterations in the human eosinophil content of arylsulfatase b during therapy of bancroftian filariasis.		1981	7006878
[serodiagnosis of onchocerciasis using micro-elisa. study of 450 sera and comparison with indirect immunofluorescence].	the microtest elisa has been used for human onchocerciasis serological study. the antigens employed were adult onchocerca volvulus extracts, collected from dissected nodules, delipidized and cleared from human proteins by affinity chromatography. under the circumstances, the positivity limit of the test seems excellent (maximum )d: 0,23) defined with 171 negative sera, 66 of them taken from africans. specificity controls were studied with 56 heterologous sera; cross-reactions occurred with hydat ...	1980	7006842
the world health organisation north fly clinico-epidemilogical pilot study.		1980	7006244
the high prevalence of wuchereria bancrofti infections in indigenous tribes in northern mindanao, philippines.	human filariasis was detected in an anthropological and medical survey among the indigenous mamanwa people of the northernmost region of mindanao, philippines in specimens of thin blood smears and cultures of leucocytes from blood samples taken in the day time in september, 1978. microfilaria positives were 23.2% (22/95) at bo. pangaylan, santiago, 26.7% (28/105) at kitcharao, agusan del norte, 19.3% (16/83) at urbistondo, surigao del norte, mindanao and none (0/50) at abucay, bataan, luzon. mor ...	1980	7005493
duration of diethylcarbamazine treatment and clearance of microfilaraemia in bancroftian filariasis.		1980	7005315
arm lymphedema associated with filariasis.		1981	7004369
scanning electron microscope study on larvae of wuchereria bancrofti from the vector and from experimental rodent hosts.	the surface structures of larvae of wuchereria bancrofti from liberia were examined by scanning electron microscopy. for this study microfilariae from man, first-stage, second-stage, and third-stage larvae from the vector aedes aegypti, and fourth-stage larvae from the experimental rodent hosts mastomys natalensis and meriones unguiculatus were available. from these larvae the structure of the anterior ends, the cuticle in the midbody regions, and the posterior ends are presented. as an obvious ...	1980	7003854
studies on bancroftian filariasis in liberia, west africa. iv. notes on side effects observed during a diethylcarbamazine treatment campaign in a rural area endemic for wuchereria bancrofti and onchocerca volvulus.	464 persons of whom 189 proved to be infected with microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti and/or onchocerca volvulus were examined for adverse reactions due to diethylcarbamazine, which was administered during a filariasis control campaign. persons older than 20 years of age were significantly more affected than younger persons and men showed distinctly more side effects than women. the most frequent complaints were skin reactions followed by gastrointestinal complications. the significantly high ...	1980	7003853
igm antibody to filarial antigens in human cord blood: possibility of transplacental infection.	in a hospital in sri lanka, antifilarial antibody in maternal and umbilical cord blood was determined by indirect immunofluorescence, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and radio-immunoassay. anti-filarial antibody was detected in 18 of 340 cord blood samples. specific igm antibody was detected in 12 cord blood samples. the foetal igm antibody was probably in response to a transplacental transfer of filarial antigens. the exposure of the foetus to filarial antigens might be beneficial, increasing ...	1980	7003833
on the longevity and behaviour of microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti, brugia pahangi and dirofilaria immitis transfused to laboratory rodents.	microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti and brugia pahangi, which were inoculated into meriones unguiculatus and mastomys natalensis respectively, were found in the peripheral blood of the rodents until the ninth day after infection, but no microfilarial periodicity was observed. microfilariae of w. bancrofti disappeared much faster from the peripheral blood of jirds after reinfection than after the first inoculation. microfilariae of dirofilaria immitis inoculated into m. natalensis and laborator ...	1980	7003830
a study on vectors of bancroftian filariasis in west flores, indonesia.	a brief survey was conducted in a filariaendemic village of robek, west flores, indonesia, to identify the mosquito fauna, to determine the vector of w. bancrofti, and to update information on the bionomics of an. subpictus. a total of 6 genera and 22 species were collected. five species of culicines collected, have not been previously recorded from flores. dissections of wild caught mosquitoes consisted of 592 anophelines, and 70 culicines did not reveal any filarial infection. an. subpictus wa ...	1980	7003734
elisa in the diagnosis of wuchereria bancrofti infection in man: a technique for reducing cross-reactivity.	the cross-reactivity of filarial heteroantigens, the non-availability of adult wuchereria bancrofti for antigen extraction, and the lack of structural information on purified filarial heteroantigens make the serological diagnosis of w. bancrofti infection in man a difficult problem. the use of immune sera from cattle infected with setaria digitata when carrying out the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) largely eliminated the cross-reactions with serum antibodies generally seen in subject ...	1980	7002340
antigen of setaria digitata: cross-reaction with surface antigens of wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae and serum antibodies of w. bancrofti-infected subjects.	extracts of setaria digitata have been fractionated by deae-sephadex a50 chromatography and the fractions obtained were used in the inhibition of indirect immunofluorescence of wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae. the fractions were also tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) technique for reactivity against antibodies in the serum of patients with w. bancrofti infections. the results indicate that s. digitata contains several antigenic fractions that show cross-reactivity against ...	1980	7002339
immediate and delayed hypersensitivity skin test responses to the dirofilaria immitis filarial skin test (sawada) antigen in wuchereria bancrofti filariasis.	in order to assess the immunodiagnostic utility of fst skin test antigen purified from dirofilaria immitis, skin test responses were analyzed in 177 inhabitants of a south pacific island hyperendemic for wuchereria bancrofti filariasis. although the distribution of immediate hypersensitivity skin test responses was similar to those found in other filarial endemic populations, individual immediate skin test reactions lacked the sensitivity and specificity to identify those with microfilaremia or ...	1980	7001936
drug trials with levamisole hydrochloride and diethylcarbamazine citrate in bancroftian and malayan filariasis.	seventy-eight microfilaraemic patients with wuchereria bancrofti and brugia malayi infections were treated with various oral levamisole hydrochloride total dosage regimes of 150 to 3,150 mg and total diethylcarbamazine citrate (dec) of 36 and 126 mg per kg body-weight. significant microfilaricidal and probable macrofilaricidal effects were seen at total levamisole hydrochloride dosages of 300 to 3,150 mg and the dec dosages. the optimum dosage regime with levamisole hydrochloride recommended for ...	1980	7001687
studies on bancroftian filariasis in liberia, west africa. iii. efficacy of repeated treatment with diethylcarbamazine and vector control on the microfilarial reservoir in a rural population.	the population of four villages in the savanna area in upper lofa in the hinterland of liberia was treated with diethylcarbamazine and the decline of the density of microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti was studied. it became obvious that even a repeated treatment with the drug did not result in a complete eradication of the parasites, but that about one third of microfilaria carriers who had received two courses of treatment remained infected, showing ultra low densities which could only be-dis ...	1980	6998063
filariasis with visceral involvement and inferior vena-caval obstruction.		1980	6997391
immunodiagnosis of human filariasis by counterimmunoelectrophoresis using litomosoides carinii antigens.	the presence of precipitin antibody and soluble circulating antigen was demonstrated in sera of individuals with clinical filariasis by counterimmunoelectrophoresis. antigens derived from litomosoides carinii and antisera raised in rabbits to the adult worm antigens were used for the detection of antibody and antigen in human sera. of 35 subjects, 2 had microfilariae in the peripheral blood, 9 soluble circulating antigen, 19 antibody in sera, and 6 had both antigen and antibody. it suggests that ...	1980	6997366
a description of adult wuchereria bancrofti (rural strain) from an experimental infection in the long-tailed macaque, macaca fascicularis (sny. m. irus).	adult worms of the rural strain of wuchereria bancrofti in peninsular malaysia obtained from a successful experimental transmission in an immunosuppressed macaca fascicularis are described for the first time. although the worms, especially females, were slightly smaller, they were similar in morphology to those of the periodic and non-periodic w. bancrofti previously described.	1980	6997363
epidemiological studies on bancroftian filariasis in east godavari district (andhra pradesh): baseline filariometric indices.		1980	6997200
studies on human filariasis in malaysia: the application of an indirect hemagglutination technique for immunodiagnosis.	the indirect hemagglutination (iha) test done with turkey red cells was applied to 173 serum samples obtained from patients and persons exposed to wuchereria bancrofti and brugia malayi in endemic areas of peninsular malaysia. a crude extract of adult worms of the rat filaria, breinlia booliati, was used as the antigen. when a titer of 1:16 was taken as negative, positive iha test rates in sera from microfilaria-negative persons in endemic areas, microfilaremic cases, and patients with clinical ...	1980	6996501
use of levamisole in parasitic infections.	levamisole is a drug of choice for treatment of ascariasis. with recommended dosages, it is virtually free of side effects. single doses of 50 to 150mg will eliminate all parasites in 90 to 100% of ascariasis patients irrespective of worm burden. activity against hookworms has been demonstrated for levamisole but the most effective treatment regimen has not been determined. further drug trials are needed for better assessment of efficacy. levamisole has little or no curative action on infections ...	1980	6995094
current status of filarial infections in the gambia.		1980	6990885
filariasis in west irian, indonesia: a survey of six villages.	a survey of 1,551 inhabitants in six villages of west irian was undertaken to determine the presence and distribution of wuchereria bancrofti and other filariae. results confirmed the presence of bancroftian filariasis only in low-lying inland villages and its absence from coastal villages. microfilariae were detected in thick blood films taken during evening hours in 48 of 168 (28.5%) persons in senggo, and 65 of 190 (34.2%) in tamnem, a neighboring village situated to the south of the central ...	1983	6881423
cryopreservation of the microfilariae of brugia malayi, dirofilaria corynodes, and wuchereria bancrofti.	methods are presented for the cryopreservation of a sheathed microfilaria, brugia malayi, and an unsheathed species, dirofilaria corynodes. the former survived best when frozen at the rate of -0.8 degree or -0.5 degree c per minute using 9% dimethyl sulfoxide (dmso) as the cryopreservative. approximately 52-79% of the thawed microfilariae developed to the third stage in aedes aegypti mosquitoes versus 79% of the unfrozen specimens. for d. corynodes the optimum freezing rate was -2 degrees or -5 ...	1983	6824119
experimental transmission of subperiodic wuchereria bancrofti to the leaf monkey (presbytis melalophos), and its periodicity.	infective larvae of nocturnally subperiodic wuchereria bancrofti were obtained from laboratory-raised aedes togoi mosquitoes which had fed on an infected human volunteer from kanchanaburi, thailand, and 471 of them were inoculated subcutaneously into the inguinal regions of an immunosuppressed presbytis melalophos. microfilaremia was first detected 287 days after inoculation, and 77 days later, at 364 days of infection, the number of microfilariae determined at 2-hour intervals reached a maximum ...	1982	6805349
detection of circulating antigens in onchocerciasis.	this report describes the presence of circulating onchocerca volvulus antigens (coa) in sera of patients with onchocerciasis. by using a double diffusion immunoelectrophoresis method, coa could be detected in 24 of 77 sera analyzed (31%). in contrast, when more sensitive assays such as the radioimmunoprecipitation-peg assay or sandwich radioimmunoassay were used to detect coa, about 75% of the sera from o. volvulus-infected patients were found positive; moreover, a highly significant correlation ...	1981	6798890
lymphatic and other filariases.		1981	6794753
[data on lymphatic filariasis caused by w. bancrofti in madagascar].		1982	6764609
[heterologous antigen in the immunological diagnosis of wucheriasis: setaria equina extract used in the immunoenzyme reaction - elisa].		1982	6764517
[effect of diethylcarbamazine as a provocation test in wuchereria bancrofti filariasis].		1982	6764268
amodiaquine as a filaricide.		1982	6764219