Premium
Short communication: Concomitant malaria and filariasis infections in Georgetown, Guyana
Author(s) -
Chadee Dave D.,
Rawlins Samuel C.,
Tiwari T. S. B.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01001.x
Subject(s) - lymphatic filariasis , malaria , wuchereria bancrofti , filariasis , concomitant , medicine , incidence (geometry) , immunology , environmental health , biology , helminths , physics , optics
Summary Lymphatic filariasis and malaria are endemic in Guyana, South America. To determine the prevalence of concomitant infections, we conducted a 1‐year survey of febrile patients attending the malaria (day) and filariasis (night) clinics in Georgetown. In all, 1278 thick blood smears were collected: 769 for filariasis, of which 103 were positive for Wuchereria bancrofti, and three for both W. bancrofti and malaria parasites; and 509 for malaria, 21 of which tested positive for malaria and 17 for both malaria and filariasis. The age groups and sex of the infected persons with malaria and W. bancrofti are described. These results suggest that the incidence of concomitant infections in Guyana may be quite low but efforts should be made to reduce the disease burden in Georgetown, Guyana.