Assessment of microfilaria prevalence in Karimnagar and Chittoor Districts of Andhra Pradesh,India  

作　　者：Suryanaryana Murty Upadhayula Srinivasa Rao Mutheneni Sriram Kumaraswamy Madhusudhan Rao Kadiri 

机构地区：[1]Bioinformalics Group,Biology Division,Indian Institute of Chemical Technology(CSIR).Hyderabad-500 007,Andhra Pradesh,India

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》2010年第8期647-650,共4页亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MC&IT) for sponsoring the project;Government of Andhra Pradesh for supporting the Project;the District Medical & Health Services,Hyderabad for their support during the study

摘　　要：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.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.

关 键 词：LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS Karimnagar Chittoor MICROFILARIA PREVALENCE Age group 

分 类 号：R532.15[医药卫生—内科学]