Dipetalonema perstans and Mansonella ozzardi in Indians of southern Venezuela.
Microfilariae were observed in 25 of 187 blood leucocyte-culture preparations made for chromosome studies on 28 Piaroa and 159 Yanomama Indians living near the Brazilian border of Amazonas, Venezuela. Among the Yanomama, 17 (10.7%) were infected, all with Mansonella ozzardi. Among the Piaroa, 8 (28.6%) were infected--3 with M. ozzardi, 4 with Dipetalonema perstans, and 1 with both species.
D004153:Dipetalonema; D004154:Dipetalonema Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D008366:Mansonella; D008368:Mansonelliasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008842:Microfilariae; D014687:Venezuela