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  • Title: [Bancroftian filariasis in French Polynesia. Epidemiologic status and perspectives after a 35-year preventive campaign].
    Author: Perolat P, Guidi C, Rivière F, Roux J.
    Journal: Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales; 1986; 79(1):78-88. PubMed ID: 3516427.
    Abstract:
    The authors assess of three decades of struggle against Bancroftian filariasis in French Polynesia. Wuchereria bancrofti var. pacifica, aperiodic filaria, and Aedes polynesiensis, mosquito with high parasitologic output, set up a cycle very well adapted to the Polynesian environment; after numerous tests, the chemoprophylaxis with diethylcarbamazine (3 mg/kg/half-year) of all the exposed population has been decided, in association with methods of vector-control (use of predatory crustaceans). However, the achievement of this strategy is impeded by economical contingencies and the endemic comes up again particularly in areas close to eradication. Entomological clues show a high transmission over the greater part of French Polynesia.
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