Tropical Medicine & Surgery

Niladri Sarkar

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparative Epidemiological Studies on Lymphatic Filariasis among the Population of a Rural and an Urban Area of West Bengal, India
  Author(s): Goutam Chandra, Samir Kumar Mondal, Manas Paramanik and Niladri SarkarGoutam Chandra, Samir Kumar Mondal, Manas Paramanik and Niladri Sarkar
  
  Background: Situation of lymphatic filariasis is worse in many third world developing countries like India. But information is scanty from many areas. Present study focused on a comparative filarial epidemiology in rural and urban areas of West Bengal, India. Methods: Examination of 20 μL night blood samples by finger prick and clinical examination for filarial diseases of 3144 urban and 2690 rural people was done by random selection. Results: In both the area Wuchereria bancrofti was identified as the causative parasite of filariasis. In the urban area, overall microfilaria rate, mean microfilarial density, disease rate and endemicity rate were assessed as 3.24%, 6.31, 5.47% and 8.72% respectively; whereas in the rural area, those were assessed as 1.23%, 4.61, 1.38% and 2.60% respectively. In both areas males were mo.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9088.1000103

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