Filariasis in Ghatampur Tahsil of Kanpur Nagar District: indications of high endemicity locus.
A study in the 26 villages surveyed, the mf rate was observed to vary from 6.4% to 17.8%, the disease rate ranged from 1.9% to 10% and total infection rate from 8.2% to 26.4%. The median microfilaraemia density among positives was 10 and 90% of persons had density below 60 and in 10% above this level. The mf rate among those who never used bednets while sleeping was found to be 11.8%, 15.7% higher than 10.2% among those who ever used bednets (8.7% in regular users and 10.7% among irregular users) to protect from mosquitoes bites (p < 0.05). The lymphatic disease was found to be 3.8%; 3.7% in males and 4.1% in females. Of the males, 16.3% had acute disease, 51.8%) hydroceles of varying grades and 32% edema of different grades including elephantiasis. Of the females with lymphatic disease, 25.6% acute disease, 62.8% edema including elephantiasis and 11.6% had mastitis. The study indicates that area is endemic for filariasis and needs control programmes.
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National Jalma Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases (ICMR), Taj Ganj, Agra. biostat@sancharnet.in
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Kiran
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification