Age-dependent prevalence of asymptomatic amicrofilaraemic individuals in a Wuchereria bancrofti-endemic region of India.
The age-related prevalence of asymptomatic amicrofilaraemics, apparently uninfected individuals, was determined in a Wuchereria bancrofti-endemic region of Orissa, India during 2001. The prevalence of these uninfected individuals was highest in the younger age groups (aged < or = 15 years), decreased rapidly in those aged > 15 to 40 years, and then stabilized in those aged > 40 years.
Beuria
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MK
Division of Immunology, Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), P.O. Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar 751 023, Orissa, India.
Bal
M S
MS
Mandal
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Das
M K
MK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification*