| filariasis caused by wuchereria bancrofti in palawan, republic of the philippines. | | 1965 | 14261027 |
| sensitivity and specificity of skin reactivity to brugia malayi and dirofilaria immitis antigens in bancroftian and malayan filariasis in the philippines. | saline antigen extracts of microfilariae, adult worms and third-stage larvae of subperiodic brugia malayi maintained in gerbils were prepared for use as skin test reagents. patients were studied on three different islands in the philippines, one endemic for bancroftian filariasis (sorsogon, luzon), another endemic for malayan filariasis (palawan) and the third without endemic filariasis (cebu). a dose-response curve was established initially in patients with bancroftian filariasis: thereafter 1. ... | 1977 | 322516 |
| lymphatic filariasis in a recently described endemic area in marinduque, philippines. | marinduque has never been considered endemic for filariasis. the disease was suspected when a high incidence of scrotal enlargement was noted in three villages. on april 25-26, 1991, a field survey was conducted in these villages. the objectives were: 1) to confirm the existence of filariasis, 2) to determine its age and sex distribution, 3) to gain insights on its prevalence and on the periodicity of the parasite. daytime and nocturnal blood films were collected from both sexes aged 5 years and ... | 1993 | 7973939 |