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Microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus in blood and urine before, during, and after treatment with diethylcarbamazine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Harald Fuglsang  and
John Anderson
John Anderson
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Grantholders, Helminthiasis Research Unit, P.O. Box 55, Kumba, S.W. Province, United Cameroon Republic
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Abstract

Microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus were found in venous blood samples in 17 of 20 patients with moderate to severe ocular onchocerciasis in a Sudan-savanna focus in Cameroon. They were present in the urine in 7 of the 20 patients. The numbers of microfilariae increased during DEC therapy, both in the blood and urine, and they were not completely eliminated after 2 weeks of therapy.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , June 1974 , pp. 93 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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