| [prevalence of human filariasis with microfilaremia in gabon]. | direct examinations of blood and serologic tests were used to assess the intensity of the filarial endemicity in gabon. both methods revealed that the prevalence of filariasis with microfilaremia (loa loa and dipetalonema perstans) is presently very elevated. the areas that are more involved are the forest regions as well as the highest ones (ogoue, lolo, ngounie). women appeared to be suffering from loasis to a lesser extent than men. on the other hand, the prevalence was identical for dipetalo ... | 1980 | 6936082 |