Publications
| non-filarial elephantiasis in the mt. elgon area (kapchorwa district) of uganda. | following reports of a high frequency of elephantiasis in kwen county (kapchorwa district) on the slopes of mt. elgon in uganda, a baseline survey for lymphatic filariasis was carried out in three villages in the affected area. individuals aged 1 year and above were examined for chronic manifestations of lymphatic filariasis, and for specific circulating filarial antigens and microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti. elephantiasis was observed in all age groups from 10 years and above. the overall ... | 2001 | 11230827 |
| lymphatic filariasis in uganda: baseline investigations in lira, soroti and katakwi districts. | baseline epidemiological investigations on lymphatic filariasis were conducted for the first time in uganda in 3 communities in the districts of lira (alebtong area), soroti (lwala area) and katakwi (obalanga area), located to the north of lake kyoga at an altitude of 1000-1100 m above sea level. individuals from the communities were examined, in april-august 1998, for wuchereria bancrofti specific circulating antigen (by ict card test), microfilaraemia (by counting chamber and stained blood-sme ... | 2001 | 11355548 |