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Prospects of human malaria and Bancroftian filariasis infections in the Lower Rufiji Basin, Tanzania II. Bancroftian filariasis. 1985

Y G Matola

Surveys for human bancroftian filariasis infections were conducted in the Lower Rufiji Basin, Tanzania, before and after the long rains in 1981. A multipurpose water resources development project has been planned in the area. A microfilarial rate of 18.1%, a mean microfilarial count of 80 microfilariae per 100 microliters blood were observed. Generally, males showed higher microfilarial rates than their female counterparts. All microfilariae were identified as Wuchereria bancrofti. A prevalence rate of 0.4% was recorded for leg elephantiasis. None of the cases were seen in individuals below 20 years of age. Only two cases of elephantiasis of the breasts were seen and no cases of elephantiasis of the arms were encountered. Rates for scrotal elephantiasis and hydrocoeles in males were 8.7% and 11.5% respectively, and enlargement of the inguinal and/or femoral lymph glands was common and the onset of this manifestation is early.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007303	Insect Vectors	Insects that transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host.	Insect Vector,Vector, Insect,Vectors, Insect
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009033	Culicidae	A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance.	Mosquitoes,Mosquitos,Mosquito
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005368	Filariasis	Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.	Elaeophoriasis,Filarioidea Infections,Infections, Filarioidea,Elaeophoriases,Filariases,Filarioidea Infection,Infection, Filarioidea
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man