| distribution and prevalence of cases of microfilaraemia in indonesia. | blood smear surveys were conducted in principal villages on the major islands of indonesia to determine the microfilarial rates presently existing in the populations. a total of 163,454 persons were examined and 10.8 percent found positive for microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti, brugia malayi or brugia timori. the highest prevalence rates were found in nusatenggara-maluku-irian jaya (15.5%) followed by sulawesi (13.7%) kalimantan (10.8%) sumatera (8.9%) and jawa and bali (1.7%). many areas en ... | 1978 | 375405 |