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altitude and the risk of bites from mosquitoes infected with malaria and filariasis among the mianmin people of papua new guinea.the mianmin are a mobile population occupying a remote lower montane area at 100-1200 m altitude in the north-western interior of papua new guinea (png). major medical problems include malaria and bancroftian filariasis. an entomological survey conducted along an altitudinal transect from 170 to 1000m identified anopheles koliensis as the predominant malaria vector below 650 m, with a. punctulatus dominating at the higher elevations. proportions of mosquitoes with malaria circumsporozoite antige ...19979093615
transmission intensity and its relationship to infection and disease due to wuchereria bancrofti in papua new guinea.this study describes the relationship between transmission intensity and infection and disease due to wuchereria bancrofti in an endemic area of papua new guinea. the prevalence of microfilaremia in the entire study population was 66%. of 1892 persons examined, 6.2% and 12.3% had lymphedema of the legs and hydroceles, respectively. the prevalences of microfilaremia and clinical morbidity were lowest in persons <20 years old and increased progressively with age. annual transmission potential and ...19979207373
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