Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis, malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis in a community of Bardiya District, western Nepal

Samir Ranjitkar; Michael Alifrangis; Madhav Adhikari; Annette Olsen; Paul Erik Simonsen; Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch

Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis, malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis in a community of Bardiya District, western Nepal

Samir Ranjitkar, Michael Alifrangis, Madhav Adhikari, Annette Olsen, Paul Erik Simonsen, Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch

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Lymphatic filariasis (LF), malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH) cause major health problems in Nepal, but in spite of this very few studies have been carried out on these parasitic infections in Nepal. A cross sectional survey of all three categories of parasitic infections was carried out in Deudakala Village of Bardiya District, western Nepal. A total of 510 individuals aged 5 years and above were examined from finger prick blood for circulating filarial antigen (CFA), malaria antigen using a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), and malaria DNA using a PCR-based assay. In addition, 317 individuals were examined for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) eggs by the Kato-Katz technique. Prevalence of LF, malaria (antigen) and STH infection was 25.1%, 0.6% and 18.3%, respectively. PCR analysis did not detect any additional malaria cases. The prevalence of LF and STH infections differ significantly among different age groups and ethnic communities. The high prevalence of LF in the community studied indicates an immediate need for implementing a mass drug administration program for its control in this particular geographical area of Nepal.

Original language	English
Journal	Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
Volume	45
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	1243-1251
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0125-1562
Publication status	Published - Nov 2014

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Ranjitkar, S., Alifrangis, M., Adhikari, M., Olsen, A., Simonsen, P. E., & Meyrowitsch, D. W. (2014). Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis, malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis in a community of Bardiya District, western Nepal. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 45(6), 1243-1251. http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2014-45-6/01-628621.pdf

Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis, malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis in a community of Bardiya District, western Nepal. / Ranjitkar, Samir; Alifrangis, Michael; Adhikari, Madhav et al.

In: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 45, No. 6, 11.2014, p. 1243-1251.

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Ranjitkar, S, Alifrangis, M, Adhikari, M, Olsen, A, Simonsen, PE & Meyrowitsch, DW 2014, 'Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis, malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis in a community of Bardiya District, western Nepal', Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 1243-1251. <http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2014-45-6/01-628621.pdf>

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Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis, malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis in a community of Bardiya District, western Nepal

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