Longitudinal surveillance after filariasis control in Guangdong Province, China.
This paper reports the longitudinal surveillance with epidemiology, entomology and serology after filariasis has been controlled. The results showed that the microfilarial rate, natural infection rate of vectors and the positive rate of filarial antibodies decreased year by year.
Xiongcai
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Institute of Anti-Parasitic Diseases, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zuoyan
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Shaoyu
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Huier
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Deping
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Jie
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology; D002009:Brugia; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003465:Culex / Q000469:parasitology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009032:Mosquito Control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti