Microfilaria Measurement

Known as: MFILARIA, Microfilaria 
The determination of the amount of microfilaria present in a sample.
National Institutes of Health

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2014
Highly Cited
2014
Progress and Impact of 13 Years of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis on Reducing the Burden of Filarial Disease
BACKGROUND A Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000, with mass drug administration (MDA) as the… (More)
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2010
2010
Prevalence and Significance of Haemoparasitic Infections of Cattle in North-Central , Nigeria
The prevalence and significance of hemoparasites of cattle from north-central Nigeria was determined using diagnostic records… (More)
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2004
2004
The effect of single dose ivermectin alone or in combination with albendazole on Wuchereria bancrofti infection in primary school children in Tanzania.
Examination of 1829 children from 6 primary schools in coastal Tanzania revealed overall Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria (mf… (More)
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2002
2002
Onchocerca volvulus-exposed persons fail to produce interferon-gamma in response to O. volvulus antigen but mount proliferative responses with interleukin-5 and IL-13 production that decrease with…
The cellular immune response to Onchocerca volvulus antigen (OvAg) was studied in 551 persons exposed to O. volvulus transmission… (More)
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2001
2001
Long-term efficacy of single-dose combinations of albendazole, ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine for the treatment of bancroftian filariasis.
In a 'blinded' trial (in Sri Lanka, 1996-98) of 47 male asymptomatic microfilaraemic subjects with Wuchereria bancrofti infection… (More)
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2001
2001
Lymphatic filariasis in Uganda: baseline investigations in Lira, Soroti and Katakwi districts.
Baseline epidemiological investigations on lymphatic filariasis were conducted for the first time in Uganda in 3 communities in… (More)
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1998
1998
Helminth associated hypereosinophilia and tropical endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) in Nigeria.
There should be a recognisable trend between the incidence of hypereosinophilia and the duration of tropical endomyocardial… (More)
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1996
1996
Th1-like antifilarial immune responses predominate in antigen-negative persons.
To characterize immune responses associated with the putatively immune state in bancroftian filariasis (that is, both… (More)
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1995
1995
Clinical, parasitologic, and immunologic observations of patients with hydrocele and elephantiasis in an area with endemic lymphatic filariasis.
Hydrocele and elephantiasis, major clinical manifestations of bancroftian filariasis, are thought to share a common pathogenesis… (More)
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1986
1986
The status of human filariasis in relation to clinical signs in endemic areas of the Niger Delta.
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  • 1986
A study was carried out in selected parts of the Niger Delta Basin on human filariasis and its relationship to clinical signs… (More)
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