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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 30(3), 1981, pp. 739-741
Copyright © 1981 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Filariasis in the Dominican Republic*

Albert L. Vincent, Mercedes Vargas de Gomez, Americo Gonzalvo, Jai Nayar AND W. A. Sodeman, Jr.
Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Medical Center Box 12, 12901 N. 30th Street, University of South Floria, Tampa, Florida 33612, Departmento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Republic Dominicana, Department of Pathology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida 33606, and Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, P.O. Box 520, Vero Beach, Florida 32960

Little has been published about filariasis in the Dominican Republic, but a review of local studies shows that Wuchereria bancrofti is endemic in a number of southern cities including San Pedro de Macoris, Santo Domingo, San Cristobal and Barahona. Masonella ozzardi also is probably endemic.

Accepted for publication December 6, 1980.


* This work was supported by a grant from the Fundación Gulf + Western Dominicana Inc. of La Romana, Dominican Republic.






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