Publications
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prevalence of filariasis in symptomatic patients in moyen chari district, south of chad. | filarial parasites infect an estimated 140 million people worldwide. wuchereria bancrofti, onchocerca volvulus, loa loa and mansonella perstans are responsible for most filarial infections in sub-saharan africa. we describe the prevalence and the clinical characteristics of filariasis in symptomatic patients in goundi sanitary district:167 patients were enrolled (99 men, 68 women). m. perstans microfilariae were isolated in peripheral blood in 164 cases, while loa loa and wuchereria bancrofti fi ... | 2007 | 17716512 |