Results of surveys on lymphatic filariasis in two provinces of Dak Lak and Lam Dong
- Author:
Dang Quang Tan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lymphatic filariasis
- MeSH:
Elephantiasis, Filarial;
Epidemiologic Studies;
Disease;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(6):79-85
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In this survey, night blood firms were taken from 2,389 people in 2 communes of Lam Dong province: Tien Hoang (Cat Tien district) and Da Don ( Lam Ha district); and 2 communes of Dak Lak province: Eatrang (M’drak district) and Krongana (Buon Don district). No microlymphrea has been found. An entomological survey was also conducted in 4 same communes, showed that Culex quinquefasciantus and Culex vishnui occupied a high proportions among the collected mosquitoes. LF wasn’t found in the dissection of 461 mosquitoes
