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Sun DJ, Yang FZ, 2005. History and epidemiology of filariasis in China. Kimura E, Rim HJ, Sun DJ, Weerasooriya MV, eds. Asian Parasitology. Volume 3. Filariasis in Asia and Western Pacific Islands. Chiba, Japan: AAA Committee/Federation of Asian Parasitologists, 1–7.
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Deng XL, Zhen TM, Huang Y, 2005. Clinical manifestations of filariasis. Kimura E, Rim HJ, Sun DJ, Weerasooriya MV, eds. Asian Parasitology. Volume 3. Filariasis in Asia and Western Pacific Islands. Chiba, Japan: AAA Committee/Federation of Asian Parasitologists, 9–20.
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Duan JH, 2005. Filariasis control and elimination activities. Kimura E, Rim HJ, Sun DJ, Weerasooriya MV, eds. Asian Parasitology. Volume 3. Filariasis in Asia and Western Pacific Islands. Chiba, Japan: AAA Committee/Federation of Asian Parasitologists, 27–41.
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Itoh M, Weerasooriya MV, Qiu X-G, Gunawardena NK, Anan-taphruti MT, Tesana S, Rattanaxay P, Fujimaki Y, Kimura E, 2001. Sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in urine samples. Am J Trop Med Hyg 65 :362–365.
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Weerasooriya MV, Itoh M, Mudalige MPS, Qiu X-G, Kimura E, Gunawardena NK, Fujimaki Y, 2003. Human infection with Wuchereria bancrofti in Matara, Sri Lanka: the use, in parallel, of an ELISA to detect filaria-specific IgG4 in urine and of ICT card tests to detect filarial antigen in whole blood. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 97 :179–185.
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Itoh M, Gunawardena NK, Qiu X-G, Weerasooriya MV, Kimura E, 1998. The use of whole blood absorbed on filter paper to detect Wuchereria bancrofti circulating antigen. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 92 :513–515.
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Weerasooriya MV, Weerasooriya TR, Gunawardena NK, Samarawickrema WA, Kimura E, 2001. Epidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in three suburban areas of Matara, Sri Lanka. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 95 :263–273.
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Weerasooriya MV, Itoh M, Islam MZ, Qiu X-G, Fujimaki Y, Kimura E, 2003. Prevalence and levels of filaria-specific urinary IgG4 among children less than five years of age and the association of antibody positivity between children and their mothers. Am J Trop Med Hyg 68 :465–468.
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Kimura E, Anantaphruti MT, Limrat D, Thammapalo S, Itoh M, Singhasivanon P, Waikagul J, 2003. Unexpectedly high prevalence of Wuchereria bancrofti infection obtained by ICT card tests in comparison with that determined by IgG4 ELISA using urine samples: a possibility of false positive reactions with ICT card tests in a study in Thailand. Jpn J Trop Med Hyg 31 :217–222.
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Muck AE, Pires ML, Lammie PJ, 2003. Influence of infection with non-filarial helminths on the specificity of serological assays for antifilarial immunoglobulin G4. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 97 :88–90.
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Lal RB, Ottesen EA, 1988. Enhanced diagnostic specificity in human filariasis by IgG4 antibody assessment. J Infect Dis 158 :1034–1037.
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Rao KV, Eswaran M, Ravi V, Gnanasekhar B, Narayanan RB, Kaliraj P, Jayaraman K, Marson A, Raghaven N, Scott AL, 2000. The Wuchereria bancrofti orthologue of Brugia malayi SXP1 and the diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis. Mol Biochem Parasitol 107 :71–80.
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Confirmation of Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis by an IgG4 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with Urine Samples in Yongjia, Zhejiang Province and Gaoan, Jiangxi Province, People’s Republic of China
Makoto Itoh
Makoto Itoh
Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan; Department of Filariasis, Kala-Azar and Hydatidosis, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; Gaoan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaoan, People’s Republic of China
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Weiping Wu
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Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan; Department of Filariasis, Kala-Azar and Hydatidosis, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; Gaoan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaoan, People’s Republic of China
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Dejian Sun
Dejian Sun
Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan; Department of Filariasis, Kala-Azar and Hydatidosis, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; Gaoan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaoan, People’s Republic of China
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Linong Yao
Linong Yao
Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan; Department of Filariasis, Kala-Azar and Hydatidosis, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; Gaoan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaoan, People’s Republic of China
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Zhihong Li
Zhihong Li
Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan; Department of Filariasis, Kala-Azar and Hydatidosis, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; Gaoan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaoan, People’s Republic of China
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Mohammad Zahidul Islam
Mohammad Zahidul Islam
Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan; Department of Filariasis, Kala-Azar and Hydatidosis, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; Gaoan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaoan, People’s Republic of China
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Renyu Chen
Renyu Chen
Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan; Department of Filariasis, Kala-Azar and Hydatidosis, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; Gaoan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaoan, People’s Republic of China
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Kunzhao Zhang
Kunzhao Zhang
Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan; Department of Filariasis, Kala-Azar and Hydatidosis, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; Gaoan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaoan, People’s Republic of China
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Fengfei Wang
Fengfei Wang
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Shinan Zhu
Shinan Zhu
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Eisaku Kimura
Eisaku Kimura
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A sensitive and specific IgG4 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with urine samples has been reported. To confirm elimination of bancroftian filariasis, the ELISA was used in a study conducted in Yongjia County and Gaoan City, People’s Republic of China, where filariasis elimination was declared, with 10,409 students 5–16 years of age. The antibody positive rates were 0.08% in Yongjia and 0.34% in Gaoan. All positive samples were re-examined and found to be negative. Our results show that this ELISA is practical and useful for confirmation of the elimination of filariasis. If similar results are obtained in different filariasis-endemic countries, this method may be useful in global filariasis elimination programs.
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Sun DJ, Yang FZ, 2005. History and epidemiology of filariasis in China. Kimura E, Rim HJ, Sun DJ, Weerasooriya MV, eds. Asian Parasitology. Volume 3. Filariasis in Asia and Western Pacific Islands. Chiba, Japan: AAA Committee/Federation of Asian Parasitologists, 1–7.
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Deng XL, Zhen TM, Huang Y, 2005. Clinical manifestations of filariasis. Kimura E, Rim HJ, Sun DJ, Weerasooriya MV, eds. Asian Parasitology. Volume 3. Filariasis in Asia and Western Pacific Islands. Chiba, Japan: AAA Committee/Federation of Asian Parasitologists, 9–20.
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Duan JH, 2005. Filariasis control and elimination activities. Kimura E, Rim HJ, Sun DJ, Weerasooriya MV, eds. Asian Parasitology. Volume 3. Filariasis in Asia and Western Pacific Islands. Chiba, Japan: AAA Committee/Federation of Asian Parasitologists, 27–41.
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Itoh M, Weerasooriya MV, Qiu X-G, Gunawardena NK, Anan-taphruti MT, Tesana S, Rattanaxay P, Fujimaki Y, Kimura E, 2001. Sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in urine samples. Am J Trop Med Hyg 65 :362–365.
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Weerasooriya MV, Itoh M, Mudalige MPS, Qiu X-G, Kimura E, Gunawardena NK, Fujimaki Y, 2003. Human infection with Wuchereria bancrofti in Matara, Sri Lanka: the use, in parallel, of an ELISA to detect filaria-specific IgG4 in urine and of ICT card tests to detect filarial antigen in whole blood. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 97 :179–185.
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Itoh M, Gunawardena NK, Qiu X-G, Weerasooriya MV, Kimura E, 1998. The use of whole blood absorbed on filter paper to detect Wuchereria bancrofti circulating antigen. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 92 :513–515.
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Weerasooriya MV, Weerasooriya TR, Gunawardena NK, Samarawickrema WA, Kimura E, 2001. Epidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in three suburban areas of Matara, Sri Lanka. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 95 :263–273.
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Weerasooriya MV, Itoh M, Islam MZ, Qiu X-G, Fujimaki Y, Kimura E, 2003. Prevalence and levels of filaria-specific urinary IgG4 among children less than five years of age and the association of antibody positivity between children and their mothers. Am J Trop Med Hyg 68 :465–468.
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Kimura E, Anantaphruti MT, Limrat D, Thammapalo S, Itoh M, Singhasivanon P, Waikagul J, 2003. Unexpectedly high prevalence of Wuchereria bancrofti infection obtained by ICT card tests in comparison with that determined by IgG4 ELISA using urine samples: a possibility of false positive reactions with ICT card tests in a study in Thailand. Jpn J Trop Med Hyg 31 :217–222.
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Muck AE, Pires ML, Lammie PJ, 2003. Influence of infection with non-filarial helminths on the specificity of serological assays for antifilarial immunoglobulin G4. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 97 :88–90.
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Lal RB, Ottesen EA, 1988. Enhanced diagnostic specificity in human filariasis by IgG4 antibody assessment. J Infect Dis 158 :1034–1037.
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Rao KV, Eswaran M, Ravi V, Gnanasekhar B, Narayanan RB, Kaliraj P, Jayaraman K, Marson A, Raghaven N, Scott AL, 2000. The Wuchereria bancrofti orthologue of Brugia malayi SXP1 and the diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis. Mol Biochem Parasitol 107 :71–80.
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