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Mansonella ozzardi Infections in Indians of the Southwestern Part of the State of Bolivar, Venezuela *

1980; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 29; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.1980.29.373

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Gerardo A. Godoy, G. Volcán, Clemencia Medrano, Agustin Teixeira, Luis Matheus,

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

Mansonella ozzardi infections were found in 80/139 (58%) of Indians living in the forest of the upper Caura River Basin located in the southwestern part of Bolivar State, Venezuela. In four (3%) of the blood samples a second type of microfilaria which could not be identified was also found.