Clinical evaluation of Mansonella ozzardi in Haiti.
The clinical evaluation of 150 individuals in Bayeux, Haiti, revealed no significant morbidity that could be attributed to infection with Mansonella ozzardi. However, the distribution of patent infections and their microfilaria density were significantly affected by the age and sex of the individuals. Also, the eosinophilic response was associated with the intensity of the microfilaremia when age was considered as a co-variable. The microfilaria rate was significantly higher in certain occupations, but this was discounted as a risk factor for reasons that are explained.
Holy Cross Hospital, Leogane, Haiti.
D F
DF
McNeeley
C P
CP
Raccurt
J
J
Boncy
R C
RC
Lowrie
D000367:Age Factors; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008368:Mansonelliasis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors