| the high prevalence of wuchereria bancrofti infections in indigenous tribes in northern mindanao, philippines. | human filariasis was detected in an anthropological and medical survey among the indigenous mamanwa people of the northernmost region of mindanao, philippines in specimens of thin blood smears and cultures of leucocytes from blood samples taken in the day time in september, 1978. microfilaria positives were 23.2% (22/95) at bo. pangaylan, santiago, 26.7% (28/105) at kitcharao, agusan del norte, 19.3% (16/83) at urbistondo, surigao del norte, mindanao and none (0/50) at abucay, bataan, luzon. mor ... | 1980 | 7005493 |