Immuno-parasitological assessment of bancroftian filariasis in a highly endemic area along the River Sabaki, in Malindi district, Kenya.

Njenga, S M; Wamae, C N; Mwandawiro, C S; Molyneux, D H

Njenga, S M; Wamae, C N; Mwandawiro, C S; Molyneux, D H.

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Njenga SM; Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P.O. Box 54840, Mbagathi Road, Nairobi, Kenya. snjenga@kemri-nuitm.or.ke

Ann Trop Med Parasitol ; 101(2): 161-72, 2007 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17316502

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Antibodies, Helminth/immunology; Antibody Specificity/immunology; Antigens, Helminth/immunology; Elephantiasis, Filarial/immunology; Endemic Diseases; Wuchereria bancrofti/immunology; Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Elephantiasis, Filarial/epidemiology; Elephantiasis, Filarial/parasitology; Female; Humans; Kenya/epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Wuchereria bancrofti/parasitology

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Wuchereria bancrofti / Elephantiasis, Filarial / Antibodies, Helminth / Endemic Diseases / Antibody Specificity / Antigens, Helminth Type of study: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Animals / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Year: 2007 Type: Article

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