title: [Significance of passive hemagglutination and its prospectives in lymphatic filariasis].
abstract: The authors analyze the data concerning 219 sera, that they have tested in passive hemagglutination, with as antigen a Dirofilaria immitis proteic extract, in French Polynesia. Besides its light sensitivity, this method does appear very interesting. It points out: --First, that there is a gaussian distribution of the results found at various dilutions, both by "filarian" and "non filarian" people. Therefore, this distribution is a feasible and practical parameter for evaluation of the Filariasis transmission in different populations. --On the other hand, that there is an inverse correlation between the presence of microfilaria in the blood and the level of immunological response for lymphatic Filariasis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D000941:Antigens; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000276:immunology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D011114:Polynesia
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000941:Antigens
vernacular_title: Intérêt de l'hémagglutination passive et perspectives en matière de filariose lymphatique