| lymphatic filariasis on the coast of ghana. | parasitological, clinical and entomological surveys for lymphatic filariasis were carried out in 6 villages and 3 towns on the coast of ghana. few or no filarial infections were observed in the towns or in the villages east of accra. however, wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia was common in the 4 western villages, with overall prevalences of 9.2%-25.4% and overall microfilariae (mf) geometric mean intensities of 321-1172 mf/ml of blood. in the same villages, hydrocele affected 8.5%-27.9% of ad ... | 1996 | 9015499 |