Open AccessCoexistent malaria and filaria among the febrile patients attending for malaria diagnosis: A clinic-based study
Author(s) -
Alisha Acharya,
Anindita Rakshit,
Supriya Halder,
Moytrey Chatterjee,
Sourankur Chakrabarti,
Pabitra Saha,
Dilip Kumar Bera,
Bipasa Chakraborty,
Prabir Kumar Kundu,
T. K. Ghosh,
Ardhendu Kumar Maji
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_93_20
Subject(s) - microfilaria , malaria , lymphatic filariasis , wuchereria bancrofti , medicine , incidence (geometry) , plasmodium vivax , transmission (telecommunications) , epidemiology , giemsa stain , plasmodium falciparum , filariasis , immunology , loa loa , blood smear , pediatrics , pathology , helminths , physics , electrical engineering , optics , engineering
Both malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are mosquito-borne diseases caused by protozoal and nematode parasites, respectively, and are serious public health problem in India. Although the vectors of the diseases are different, they can coexist in favorable conditions. Fever is the common symptom for both the diseases, but the emphasis is given for diagnosis and treatment of malaria due to its life-threatening severity, LF remained neglected. Detection and management of microfilaria are equally important. During the diagnosis of malaria, a few microfilaria were detected, which prompted us to undertake this study with following objectives.