Publications

[the persistence of wuchereria bancrofti in ouvea island (new caledonia)].		1999	10701218
[survey of lymphatic filariasis on ouvea island in new caledonia].	several cases of bancroftian filariasis were recently reported on ouvea island which is part of the archipelago of new caledonia located in the south pacific ocean. following these reports systematic screening was carried out in a group of 382 adult consultees at two medical dispensaries. tests to detect microfilariae in the blood and antibodies in serum were performed at the pasteur institute in new caledonia and the malarde institute in papeete, french polynesia, respectively. of the two subje ...	1999	10546187
[survey on filariasis in new caledonia].	a parasitological survey has been conducted in the localities of new caledonia where foci of subperiodic bancroftian filariasis, transmitted by aedes vigilax, had been observed in 1950-1957. the microfilaremia indices obtained in 1979-1980 are generally lesser than in the past. some foci on the west coast, have disappeared; the other ones are spread along the coasts in the north, north-west, north-east and east of the mainland, one is located in ouvea island. aedes vigilax is highly prevalent in ...	1984	6386205