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Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. I. Clinical and parasitological survey in an endemic community

B. B. A. EstambaleDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya
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P. E. SimonsenDanish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Jaegersborg Alle 1D, 2920Charlottenlund, Denmark
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R. KnightDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya
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J. J. BwayoDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya
Pages 145-151 | Received 13 Dec 1993, Accepted 05 Jan 1994, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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