Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection

Conclusions
The observed relationship between antigenamic and mf prevalence is a natural consequence of the relationship between prevalence and intensity of adult worms and mf production. The method described here allows the estimation of key epidemiological parameters and consequently gives insight into the efficacy of an intervention programme.

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - January 28, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Irvine, M. A., Njenga, S. M., Gunawardena, S., Njeri Wamae, C., Cano, J., Brooker, S. J., Deirdre Hollingsworth, T. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research