| [pathology in the republic of vanuatu]. | the archipelago of vanuatu is located in the south-west pacific at 2,000 km, east of australia. the so-called "current" pathology is similar to the one met in europe. because of its geographical location, a tropical pathology is to be found with a prevalence of malaria, intestinal nematodoses and filariases ( wuchereria bancrofti). leprosy , dengue, ciguatera, eosinophilic meningitis as well as tokeleau bring its originality to this pathology. | 1984 | 6609781 |
| [lymphatic filariasis in vanuatu]. | lymphatic filariasis, in the archipelago of vanuatu, is due to wuchereria bancrofti. the vector is anopheles farauti, endophilic mosquito, which transmits also malaria. the level of endemicity was very high in the beginning of this century (microfilariae in blood: 60.9%, elephantiasis: 21%), and has dramatically decline now by detection and treatment of sick people (70 cases in 1986), mass chimioprophylaxis and protection against the vectors. but these actions must be continued to obtain the era ... | 1987 | 2894256 |
| microfilarial periodicity of wuchereria bancrofti in vanuatu. | a study on the relationship between the microfilarial periodicity of wuchereria bancrofti and vector biting activity was carried out in penama province, vanuatu from february to april 1999, to enable the design of a more efficient strategy to control filariasis transmission. the microfilarial periodicities of 22 w. bancrofti antigen-positive volunteers were studied. microfilariae (mf) were counted every hour for 24 h for 6 volunteers and every hour for 12 h (from 18:00 to 06:00) for 16 volunteer ... | 2003 | 15307409 |