Vector control of filariasis in the Solomon Islands.
In Solomon Islands, filariasis is caused by the nocturnally perodic form of Wuchereria bancrofti and is transmitted by the same vectors of malaria. This study explores the control of this disease as an additional effect of the Malaria Eradication Programme.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D009033:Culicidae / Q000469:parasitology; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008542:Melanesia; D008875:Middle Aged; D009032:Mosquito Control; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014957:Wuchereria