Familial clustering of filarial infection was investigated through random house-to-house
surveys of 643 individuals in Leogane, Haiti, an area with endemic Bancroftian filariasis. …

To determine whether maternal filariasis influences the risk of infection by and immunity to
Wuchereria bancrofti in children, we performed a cross-sectional study in an area of Kenya …

… Maternal filarial infection as risk factor for infection in children. Lancet 337:1005-6. --------,
MD Reiss, KA Dimock, TG Streit, JM Roberts, and ML Eberhard. …

Epidemiological data indicate that maternal filarial infection might be associated with
increased susceptibility to filarial infection in offspring. To examine the influence of maternal …

Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a common parasitic infection in tropical countries, causes
lymphoedema of limbs, hydrocele and acute attacks of dermato-lymphangio-adenitis. Recent …

BackgroundAntenatal immune experience with Wuchereria bancrofti due to maternal filariasis
may influence susceptibility to infection. We tested the hypothesis that filarial-specific T …

To assess clinical findings associated with Wuchereria bancrofti infection, 192 school
children in a filariasisendemic area of Haiti underwent physical and ultrasonographic …

Chronic helminth infections are highly prevalent in many parts of the world and a
considerable infection rate during pregnancy has been reported. It is becoming clear that the …

We have used the severe combined immunodeficient CB-17-scid/scid mouse to investigate
the influences of maternal immune status and parasite burden on the susceptibility (or …

Background Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect more than 2 billion humans worldwide,
causing significant morbidity in children. There are few data on the epidemiology and risk …