| evidence of sex variations in microfilaraemia and fluorescent antibody titre level at puberty in a bancroftian filariasis endemic area. | 1101 children and young adults between 2 and 17 years age, residing in bancroftian filariasis endemic area of the jharia coalfields in bihar, were examined by indirect immunofluorescent test (iift) against dipetalonema vitae. the results, along with those of two night blood surveys conducted in the same area, covering 2148 and 2246 persons respectively, are reported. in the prepubertal age groups there was no statistically significant variation in the percentage of children showing positive anti ... | 1994 | 7963382 |