Epidemiology of filariasis in India.
The author reviews the history of filarial infections in India and discusses factors affecting the filariae, their vectors, and the human reservoir of infection. A detailed description is given of techniques for determining the degree of infection, disease and endemicity of filariasis in a community, and aspects which require further study are indicated.
D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012111:Residence Characteristics
FILARIASIS/epidemiology