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Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti larvae in Culex pipiens mosquitoes in relation to filariasis in certain foci in Egypt

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

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Tags

Parasitology

Advisors

El-Mattarawi, Ulfat M., Allam, Kamilya A., El-Awadhi, Aesha A.

Authors

Ghannam, Amr Ahmad

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:42:44

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2017-07-12 06:42:44

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M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

In the present work, blood samples and mosquitoes were collected from two governorates in Egypt known to be endemic for Wuchereria Bancrofti, namely Al Sharqia and Al Monofia governorates. The total number of infected cases with filarial antigen and antibody found within the two governorates was 19 (3.1%) out of the 612 persons examined for filariasis. Of these, 10 (2.15%) out of 464 were found in Al Sharqia governorate and 9 (6.08%) out of 148 were found in Al Monofia governorate. Correlation between cases of filariasis in the two governorates was found to be significant (p value = 0.016). Out of the 1376 female Culex pipiens mosquitoes collected from the two governorates, 6 (0.4%) were found to have filarial larvae, whereas 4 (0.4%) out of 994 were found in Al Sharqia governorate and 2 (0.5%) out of 382 in Al Monofia governorate. Correlation between filariasis in mosquitoes in the two governorates was found to be insignificant (p value = 0.760).

Issued

1 Jan 2010

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/38333

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Thesis

Created At

05 Feb 2023