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determination of the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis among migrant workers in kuwait by detecting circulating filarial antigen.	the main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of filarial infection among migrant workers in kuwait. the study was conducted from april 2000 to november 2003. a total of 1050 migrant workers (>90 % from the indian subcontinent) from filarial endemic countries and 260 individuals residing in kuwait as controls (50 healthy kuwaiti blood donors, 50 microfilaria-negative individuals from endemic areas and 160 patients with other parasitic infections) were screened for filarial inf ...	2006	16533987
cytologic diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis in a nonendemic area.	parasitic infections are common in the developing countries, but the cytologic diagnosis of such infections is infrequent or rare. this paper presents four cases of filariasis caused by wuchereria bancrofti diagnosed by cytologic examination and discusses some unusual observations. the finding of microfilariae in pleural fluid in the absence of the classic symptoms and signs of tropical pulmonary eosinophilia is highlighted. in two patients, nocturnal microfilaremia could not be demonstrated des ...	1988	3279714