Open AccessDetection of anti-filarial antibody among hydrocele patients living in an endemic area for filariasis
Author(s) -
Amit Singh,
Loveleena Agarwal,
Krishna Lakhmani,
Chandrim Sengupta,
Ravinder Pal Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.197324
Subject(s) - medicine , filariasis , hydrocele , elephantiasis , lymphatic filariasis , bancroftian filariasis , environmental health , immunology , helminths , surgery , wuchereria bancrofti
The knowledge of the current prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and its transmission will be helpful in its elimination. Thus, the present study is aimed to determine its prevalence among hydrocele patients which is a common presentation in chronically infected cases.