| surveillance of imported bancroftian filariasis after two-year multiple-dose diethylcarbamazine treatment. | myanmar migrants are at increased risk for nocturnally periodic wuchereria bancrofti causing imported bancroftian filariasis. they have a significant influence on the effectiveness of diethylcarbamazine (dec) mass treatment at the provincial level in the national program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (pelf) during the fiscal years (fy) 2002-2006, in thailand. two oral doses of dec 6 mg/kg are given twice a year to the eligible myanmar migrants (> or = 2 years old). a 300 mg dec provocation t ... | 2005 | 16295532 |
| short-term effects of treatment with 300 mg oral-dose diethylcarbamazine on nocturnally periodic wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremia and antigenemia. | seven microfilaremic myanmar patients were treated with a single 300 mg dose of diethylcarbamazine (dec) orally, as part of a case-finding survey in ranong province, southern thailand. this was conducted in order to evaluate the short-term effects of single-dose dec on wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremia and antigenemia during a 12-week course of treatment. analysis of microfilarial periodicity on initial treatment revealed the microfilarial peak density (k) was at 52 minutes after midnight (005 ... | 2005 | 16295533 |
| the impact of a national program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in selected myanmar immigrant communities in bangkok and ranong province, thailand. | some immigrants from myanmar to thailand have brought wuchereria bancrofti infections with them, causing a community health problem for thai citizens. the seroprevalence of bancroftian filariasis was detected in 438 and 512 myanmar immigrants residing in bangkok and ranong provinces, respectively, along with 81 thai citizens living in bangkok. the immunochromatograpy card test was positive in 5 myanmar immigrants living in bangkok and 1 living in ranong for a prevalence of 0.63%. antifilarial ig ... | 2011 | 22299429 |