| the epidemiology and control of lymphatic filariasis on lihir island, new ireland province. | clinical, parasitological and entomological surveys performed in 9 villages on lihir island, papua new guinea, before mass treatment with diethylcarbamazine (dec), showed that lymphatic filariasis, caused by nocturnally periodic wuchereria bancrofti, was endemic in 8 of them. blood samples from 593 people revealed an overall microfilarial carrier rate of 24%. amongst endemic villages, microfilarial carrier rates ranged from 5% to 43% and there was no significant difference in parasite prevalence ... | 2000 | 11939300 |