Short communication: Concomitant malaria and filariasis infections in Georgetown, Guyana

Summary Lymphatic filariasis and malaria are endemic in Guyana, South America. To determine the prevalence of concomitant infections, we conducted a 1‐year survey of febrile patients attending the malaria (day) and filariasis (night) clinics in Georgetown. In all, 1278 thick blood smears were collec...

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Published in:Tropical medicine & international health 2003-02, Vol.8 (2), p.140-143
Main Authors: Chadee, Dave D., Rawlins, Samuel C., Tiwari, T. S. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Comorbidity
concomitant infections
Elephantiasis, Filarial - complications
Elephantiasis, Filarial - epidemiology
Female
filariasis
Guyana
Guyana - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
malaria
Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology
Malaria, Vivax - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
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Summary:Summary Lymphatic filariasis and malaria are endemic in Guyana, South America. To determine the prevalence of concomitant infections, we conducted a 1‐year survey of febrile patients attending the malaria (day) and filariasis (night) clinics in Georgetown. In all, 1278 thick blood smears were collected: 769 for filariasis, of which 103 were positive for Wuchereria bancrofti, and three for both W. bancrofti and malaria parasites; and 509 for malaria, 21 of which tested positive for malaria and 17 for both malaria and filariasis. The age groups and sex of the infected persons with malaria and W. bancrofti are described. These results suggest that the incidence of concomitant infections in Guyana may be quite low but efforts should be made to reduce the disease burden in Georgetown, Guyana.
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01001.x