Objective:To assess the prevalence of disease and microfilaraemia in villages of Karimnagar and Chittoor districts.Methods:Data on age and sex of all the respondents were collected and compared with the microfilaria r...Objective:To assess the prevalence of disease and microfilaraemia in villages of Karimnagar and Chittoor districts.Methods:Data on age and sex of all the respondents were collected and compared with the microfilaria rate(mf) and density(20μL of peripheral blood by using finger prick method) to examines the relationship between the dynamics of Wuchereria bancrofti among the population.Results:Microfilaraemia prevalence was found among all the age groups and its occurrence was more prevalent especially above 30 years age groups.Similarly,the microfilaraemia and disease rates were found significantly higher in males compared to females. Conclusions:Using these baseline data would be useful in planning for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Andhra Pradesh as per the WHO goal to eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2020.展开更多
基金Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MC&IT) for sponsoring the projectGovernment of Andhra Pradesh for supporting the Projectthe District Medical & Health Services,Hyderabad for their support during the study
文摘Objective:To assess the prevalence of disease and microfilaraemia in villages of Karimnagar and Chittoor districts.Methods:Data on age and sex of all the respondents were collected and compared with the microfilaria rate(mf) and density(20μL of peripheral blood by using finger prick method) to examines the relationship between the dynamics of Wuchereria bancrofti among the population.Results:Microfilaraemia prevalence was found among all the age groups and its occurrence was more prevalent especially above 30 years age groups.Similarly,the microfilaraemia and disease rates were found significantly higher in males compared to females. Conclusions:Using these baseline data would be useful in planning for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Andhra Pradesh as per the WHO goal to eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2020.
