| short communication: use of a recombinant antigen-based elisa to determine prevalence of brugian filariasis among malaysian schoolchildren near pasir mas, kelantan-thailand border. | brugian filariasis infects 13 million people in asia. the routine prevalence survey method using night thick blood smear is not sensitive enough to reflect the actual infection prevalence. in 1997-2001, only three microfilaraemic cases (of 5601 individuals screened; 0.05%) were reported in pasir mas, a district in kelantan (malaysia), which shares a border with thailand. we therefore investigated the infection prevalence in this district by employing a sensitive and specific serological assay (b ... | 2003 | 12581442 |
| field validation of sensitivity and specificity of rapid test for detection of brugia malayi infection. | we conducted a field study of a rapid test (brugia rapid) for detection of brugia malayi infection to validate its sensitivity and specificity under operational conditions. seven districts in the state of sarawak, malaysia, which are endemic for brugian filariasis, were used to determine the test sensitivity. determination of specificity was performed in another state in malaysia (bachok, kelantan) which is non-endemic for filariasis but endemic for soil-transmitted helminths. in sarawak both th ... | 2005 | 15655019 |