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Clustering of Brugia malayi infection in a community in South-Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Parasitology - 1 Jan 2000
Terhell A J, Houwing-Duistermaat J J, Ruiterman Y, Haarbrink M, Abadi K, Yazdanbakhsh M
Abstract excerpt
The present study was undertaken in village Karondang in South-Sulawesi, Indonesia, to investigate the influences of genetic, household and environmental factors on Brugia malayi infection. Infection status was determined by measuring both microfilariae in night blood and anti-filarial IgG4, as a marker for detection of active filarial infection. A total of 171 residents participated in the study; familial...
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