[Filariasis in foreign immigrants].
Among the patients of the Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases of the County Hospital St. George Leipzig the frequency of the infestment with microfilaria in immigrated foreigners was established. Of 1925 examined patients 78 (4.1%) were infested with microfilaria. In 27 patients we succeeded in proving Wuchereria bancrofti and in 3 Brugia malayi, 43 showed Acanthocheilonema perstans, in 5 cases a double infection was present.
D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D000818:Animals; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D002009:Brugia; D004154:Dipetalonema Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae; D008877:Middle East / Q000208:ethnology; D013020:South America / Q000208:ethnology; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti
Filariosen bei eingereisten Ausländern.