| bancroftian filariasis in kwale district of kenya. iii. quantification of the ige response in selected individuals from an endemic community. | one hundred and sixty-two individuals from a community in kwale district, kenya, endemic for bancroftian filariasis, were selected for a study on the ige response to filarial antigen (prepared from adult brugia pahangi). following clinical and parasitological examination, the individuals were grouped into different categories, based on the presence/absence of microfilaraemia, the presence/absence of acute or chronic (hydrocele or elephantiasis) clinical manifestations, and age. the total and fil ... | 1995 | 7668920 |