title: Diethylcarbamazine prophylaxis against bancroftian filariasis given by a member of the local community in Kenya.
authors.affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wijers
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaleli
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ngindu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005368:Filariasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti
chemical_list: D004049:Diethylcarbamazine