| control of wuchereria bancrofti filariasis in west new guinea. | | 1964 | 14134319 |
| filariasis in west irian, indonesia: a survey of six villages. | a survey of 1,551 inhabitants in six villages of west irian was undertaken to determine the presence and distribution of wuchereria bancrofti and other filariae. results confirmed the presence of bancroftian filariasis only in low-lying inland villages and its absence from coastal villages. microfilariae were detected in thick blood films taken during evening hours in 48 of 168 (28.5%) persons in senggo, and 65 of 190 (34.2%) in tamnem, a neighboring village situated to the south of the central ... | 1983 | 6881423 |
| distribution and prevalence of cases of microfilaraemia in indonesia. | blood smear surveys were conducted in principal villages on the major islands of indonesia to determine the microfilarial rates presently existing in the populations. a total of 163,454 persons were examined and 10.8 percent found positive for microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti, brugia malayi or brugia timori. the highest prevalence rates were found in nusatenggara-maluku-irian jaya (15.5%) followed by sulawesi (13.7%) kalimantan (10.8%) sumatera (8.9%) and jawa and bali (1.7%). many areas en ... | 1978 | 375405 |