LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS IN MEDAK DISTRICT: TELANGANA, INDIA
Md. Navaz Shareef*, Yuvo Singh and Vanita Das V
ABSTRACT
The aim is to study the disease surveillance of Lymphatic Filariasis in
random areas in 10 villages of Medak district. Culex quinquifaciatus
Mosquito is a vector of (Wuchereria bancrofti) Filariasis disease and it
is more abundant in this particular area. Cx. quinquifaciatus species are
70% dominant on other mosquito species. For identification of
Filariasis we took blood samples according to the WHO procedures.
There are 63 positive filaria cases found in 10 Villages out of 5091
Blood slide (BS) collection in the initial month of the year. It increased
day by day of and we studied that the main cause of the disease spread
and it may be people are not aware of Filariasis, The present data may be useful in planning
for the elimination of LF, as per the WHO goal by the year 2020.
Keywords: Culex quinquifaciatus, Lymphatic filariasis, Sampling, Disease, Wuchereria bancrofti.
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