Advanced search
Publication Cover
Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 97, 2003 - Issue 7
Journal homepage
20
Views
7
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The prevalences of Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia in communities given six rounds of treatment with diethylcarbamazine, ivermectin or placebo tablets

K. D. RamaiahVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry—605 006, India
,
P. VanamailVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry—605 006, India
,
S. P. PaniVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry—605 006, India
&
P. K. DasVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry—605 006, India
Pages 737-741 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

References

  • Chandrasekar, R., Subramanyam, D. & Weil, G. J. (1991). Effect of CGP 20376 on Brugia malayi and parasite antigenaemia in jirds. Journal of Parasitology, 77,479–482.
  • Dreyer, G., Addiss, D., Noroes, J., Amral, F., Rocha, A. & Coutinho, A. (1996). Ultrasonographic assess-ment of the adulticidal efficacy of repeat high-dose ivermectin in bancroftian filariasis. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 4, 427–432.
  • Eberhard, M. L., Hightower, A. W., Addiss, D. G. & Lammie, P. J. (1997). Clearance of W. bancrofti antigen after treatment with DEC or ivermectin. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 57, 483–486.
  • Ottesen, E. A. (1984). The Action of Diethylcarbamazine on Adult Worms of the Lymphatic-dwelling Filariae Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori in Man. Document WHO/FIL/84.174. Geneva: World Health Organization.
  • Ottesen, E. A. (2000). The global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 5, 591–594.
  • Ottesen, E. A., Ismail, M. M. & Horton, J. (1999). The role of albendazole in programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Parasitology Today, 15, 382–386.
  • Ramaiah, K. D., Das, P. K., Appavoo, N. C., Ramu, K., Augustin, D. J., Vijay Kumar, K. N. & Chandrakala, A. V. (2000). A programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in Tamil Nadu state, India: com-pliance with annual single dose DEC mass treatment and some related operational aspects. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 5, 842–847.
  • Ramaiah, K. D., Vijay Kumar, K. N., Chandrakala, A. V., Augustin, D. J., Appavoo, N. C. & Das, P. K. (2001). Effectiveness of community and health services-organized drug delivery strategies for elimination of lymphatic filariasis in rural areas of Tamil Nadu, India. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6, 1062–1069.
  • Ramaiah, K. D., Vanamai, P., Para, S. P., Yuvaraj, J. & Das, P. K. (2002). The effect of six rounds of single dose mass treatment with diethylcarbamazine or ivermectin on Wuchereria bancrofti infection and its implications for lymphatic filariasis elimination. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 7, 767–774.
  • Schuetz, A., Addiss, D. G., Eberhard, M. L. & Lammie, P. J. (2000). Evaluation of the whole blood filariasis ICT test for short-term monitoring after anti-filarial treatment. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 62, 502–503.
  • Weil, G. J., Malane, M., Powers, K. G. & Blair, L. S. (1985). Monoclonal antibodies to parasite antigens found in the serum of Dirofilaria immitis-infected dogs. Journal of Immunology, 134, 1185–1191.
  • Weil, G. J., Blair, L. S., Vislocky Ewanciw, D. & Malatesta, P. F. (1986). Use of parasite antigen detection to monitor the success of drug therapy in Dirofilaria immitis-infected dogs. Journal of Parasitology, 72, 737–740.
  • Weil, G. J., Chandrasekar, R., Liftis, F., McVay, C., Bosshardt, S. & Klei, T. (1990) Circulating filarial antigen in Brugia pahangi infected jirds. Journal of Parasitology, 76, 78–84.
  • Weil, G. J., Lammie, P. J. & Weiss, N. (1997). The ICT filariasis test: a rapid format antigen test for diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis. Parasitology Today, 13, 401–404.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.