| short communication: concomitant malaria and filariasis infections in georgetown, guyana. | lymphatic filariasis and malaria are endemic in guyana, south america. to determine the prevalence of concomitant infections, we conducted a 1-year survey of febrile patients attending the malaria (day) and filariasis (night) clinics in georgetown. in all, 1278 thick blood smears were collected: 769 for filariasis, of which 103 were positive for wuchereria bancrofti, and three for both w. bancrofti and malaria parasites; and 509 for malaria, 21 of which tested positive for malaria and 17 for bot ... | 2003 | 12581439 |
| prevalence of wuchereria bancrofti in georgetown, guyana. | a random sample bloodsmear survey was conducted during evening hours in georgetown, guyana, to determine the prevalence of wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae. in all, 182 of 2,818 persons tested (6.5%) yielded positive results--indicating that the overall prevalence of bancroftian filariasis has not diminished and may be on the rise. relatively high prevalences found in children and adolescents point to active transmission. it appears likely that certain socioeconomic and environmental factors h ... | 1990 | 2224329 |