| evaluation of the ict whole-blood antigen card test to detect infection due to wuchereria bancrofti in sri lanka. | the sensitivity, specificity and cost effectiveness of an immunochromatographic card test (ict, amrad) for the diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis were estimated against 2 standard parasitological techniques: thick blood film (tbf) and nuclepore membrane filtration (nmf). individuals were selected from endemic localities in the western province (n = 213) and from the non-endemic central province (n = 29) of sri lanka. blood was collected between 21:00 and midnight. sixty microlitre of non-hepari ... | 2002 | 11925995 |
| filarial diseases in ceylon: a geographic and historical analysis. | medical records concerning filarial diseases in ceylon date from the account of davy[1], though there are hints as to the more obvious manifestations in the old chronicles of the country, too. a first survey was conducted in 1912/1913 concentrating on urban areas, followed by a second survey in the 1930s with emphasis on the rural parts. the results displayed a remarkable distribution pattern: wuchereria bancrofti, the so-called "urban type", concentrated in galle and matara towns, whereas brugi ... | 1983 | 6152421 |