Studies on filariasis in the Pacific. 4. The application of the membrane filter concentration technique to a survey of Wuchereria bancrofti filariasis in Kepu district, Jakarta, Indonesia.
A blood survey for filariasis was carried out in the Kepu District of Jakarta. Examination of stained 20 c.mm finger-prick blood thick films and membrane filter concentration (MFC) of 1 ml venous blood. The youngest age group examined, 5-9 years old revealed a mf rate of 17% of which 71% were of a low density character detected by MFC only. The mf rate appears to remain relatively constant from the 10-14 year old group onward, approximately 35%, but at all age groups at least half the infections were of low density. The highest mf rate and density was observed present in the 15-20 year old group.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes; D008875:Middle Aged; D014957:Wuchereria / Q000302:isolation & purification*