Publications
| [presence and risk of transmission of wuchereria bancrofti is a reality in rural mali: the case of the town of bariambani in the cirle of kati]. | previous studies on lymphatic filariasis in mali showed high infection rate in rural area. this study was aimed to find wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria in human peripheral blood and larvae in vectors. for that purpose we carried out an entomological, clinical and parasitological study in banambani a village located at 25 km from bamako the capital city. the parasitological and clinical study was a single cross sectional study including night blood thick smear and physical examination. the ento ... | 2006 | 17390523 |
| serological responses to filarial antigens in malian children attending elementary schools. | dried blood spots (dbs) were collected from 805 children attending 42 elementary schools in the regions of mopti, sikasso, koulikoro, and the regional capital of bamako in mali as part of an evaluation of a school health intervention. eluted immunoglobulin (ig) g from the dbs was assessed by a multiplex bead assay (mba) for two filariasis antigens, wuchereria bancrofti, wb123, and brugia malayi, bm14, to determine the effectiveness of mass drug administration (mda) programs to eliminate lymphati ... | 2017 | 27799641 |