| acute adenolymphangitis due to bancroftian filariasis in rufiji district, south east tanzania. | a longitudinal prospective surveillance for acute adenolymphagitis (adl) was carried out in three villages in rufiji district. a sample population of 3000 individuals aged 10 years and above was monitored fortnightly for a period of 12 months. the annual incidence of adl was found to be 33 per 1000 population and was significantly higher in males than females (52.7/1000 and 18.7/1000 respectively). adl episodes were more frequent in the age group of 40 years and above. individuals with chronic m ... | 2000 | 10708003 |
| can vector control play a useful supplementary role against bancroftian filariasis? | a single campaign of mass treatment for bancroftian filariasis with diethylcarbamazine (dec) in makunduchi, a town in zanzibar, united republic of tanzania, combined with elimination of mosquito breeding in pit latrines with polystyrene beads was followed by a progressive decline over a 5-year period in the microfilarial rate from 49% to 3%. evidence that vector control had contributed to this long-term decline was obtained by comparison with another town, moga, where a dec campaign was used wit ... | 1999 | 10083712 |
| asymptomatic bacteriuria and concomitant presence of other micro-organisms in urine of pregnant women in dar es salaam -- tanzania. | this study was designed to determine the prevalence of significant bacteriuria in pregnancy in dar es salaam as well as attempt to find out whether bacteriuria has any effects on the mother and baby. of 1007 pregnant women studied for asymptomatic bacteriuria, a significant bacteriuria rate of 6.3% was revealed. escherichia coli was the predominant organism, making up 47.6% of the total organisms isolated. schistosoma hematobium was present in 8.7%, t. vaginalis in 14%, yeast cells were found ... | 1983 | 12340188 |