Three cases of imported Bancroftian filariasis in North Queensland

W. Melrose; J. D. Smith; S. Murray-Smith; K. Zischke; J. Covey

Three cases of imported Bancroftian filariasis in North Queensland

W. Melrose^*
, J. D. Smith
, S. Murray-Smith
, K. Zischke
, J. Covey

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An imported case of Bancroftian filariasis was diagnosed during malaria screening in a Papua New Guinean student attending school in Charters Towers. Testing of a further 480 samples from PNG students in North Queensland revealed a further two cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12-13
Number of pages	2
Journal	Australian Journal of Medical Science
Volume	21
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Three cases of imported Bancroftian filariasis in North Queensland

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