Lymphatic filariasis in India: Epidemiology and control measures

Lymphatic filariasis in India: Epidemiology and control measures

Lymphatic filariasis caused by <i>Wuchereria bancrofti</i> and <i>Brugia malayi</i> is an important public health problem in India. Both parasites produce essentially similar clinical presentations in man, related mainly to the pathology of the lymphatic system. Filariasis is...

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Main Authors: Sabesan S, Vanamail P, Raju KHK, Jambulingam P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Lymphatic filariasis
epidemiology
control strategy
elimination
India
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2010;volume=56;issue=3;spage=232;epage=238;aulast=Sabesan

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