| introduction of an integrated community-based bancroftian filariasis control program into the mt bosavi region of the southern highlands of papua new guinea. | in mid-1987 a baseline microfilarial prevalence survey was conducted among five villages in the mt bosavi region of the southern highlands province of papua new guinea. through use of the nucleopore filtration technique, it was determined that 48% of villagers had detectable microfilaraemia. the highest prevalence was documented in fogomaiyu, where the microfilaraemia rate was 92%. on the basis of this initial survey and the expressed interest of the community, the division of health in the sout ... | 1994 | 7771118 |