title: Distribution and prevalence of Wuchereria bancrofti in various parts of Liberia.
abstract: A nightblood survey has been carried out in 82 localities situated in various parts of Liberia. A total of 8072 people have been examined for the presence of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti and 403 (5.0%) have been found positive. However, the distribution of the disease was quite uneven. The infection was common in the coastal zone showing an average microfilaria prevalence of 9%, while in the forest belt among 5383 people living in rural areas only 109 (2.0%) were found to harbour microfilariae. In the savannah area out of 2198 people examined 209 (11.4%) persons were carriers of microvilariae.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007988:Liberia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti