Prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis in North and South Zones of Bangladesh

Hamida Khanum
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Hamida Khanum: Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2023, vol. 51, issue 3, 42773-42781

Abstract: The present study was carried out mainly in the two extremely poor prone zones like north and south zones of the country consisting of 20 districts, among those, three districts like Gaibandha, Sylhet, Mymensingh are non-endemic areas of filariasis. Out of 20 studied districts, Bagerhat, Gopalganj, Sylhet, Narail, Mymensingh and Norshindhi have no patients of filariasis. 89.81% patients were found in endemic area (17 districts) and 10.18% patients were found in non-endemic area (3 districts).

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Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.51.008113

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