CHAART Sensor Evaluation: Filariasis (Bancroftian)

Bancroftian Filariasis Characteristics

Infectious agent: Wuchereria bancrofti, a nematode

Vector: Culex quinquefasciatus, Cx. pipiens, Anopheles gambiae; An. spp., Ae. spp., Mansonia spp.; microfilarial activity in bloodstream coincides with biting periods of mosquito; Cx. pipiens feeds, rests, lays eggs indoors; Mansonia breeding sites are ponds with Pistia

Reservoir: Humans

Occurrence

Filariasis Distribution
Global mean AVHRR-derived NDVI image for 1987

Sources

Benenson, A. (ed). 1995. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 16th Ed., American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1999. Health Information for International Travel 1999-2000. DHHS, Atlanta, GA.

Isselbacher, K.J., J.B Martin, E. Braunwald, A.S. Fauci, J.D. Wilson, D.L. Kasper (eds). 1994. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 13th Ed. McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Tierney, L.M., Jr., S.J. McPhee, M.A. Papadakis (eds). 1996. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment. 35th Ed. Appleton and Lange, Stamford, CT.

World Health Organization. 1997. Progress Report 1996. Division of Control of Tropical Diseases (CTD). Geneva, Switzerland.

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Last updated: 23 Nov 1999