Moraes M A, Shelley A J, Dias A P, Silva C J
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1983;77(4):463-6. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(83)90113-x.
The densities of microfilariae of Mansonella ozzardi in different regions of the body of infected individuals were studied. The density in venous blood closely approximated to that found in finger capillaries, but was significantly lower than the densities in capillaries of the scapular region and buttocks. A possible explanation for this concentration of microfilariae is the lack of glomi in these two sites, which consequently have a lower flow of blood than areas where glomi occur and where microfilarial densities are lower. No relationship was found between blood and skin densities in the buttocks and scapular region, probably due to the inadequacy of the skin snip method used for the detection of this species of filaria. It was concluded that the most acceptable detection method for M. ozzardi remains the sampling of finger capillary blood. It could not be decided, due to the paucity of data, whether any relationship exists between skin microfilarial densities and the biting sites of the vectors.
对受感染个体身体不同部位的奥氏曼森线虫微丝蚴密度进行了研究。静脉血中的密度与指尖毛细血管中的密度非常接近，但明显低于肩胛区和臀部毛细血管中的密度。微丝蚴集中于此的一个可能解释是这两个部位缺乏肾小球，因此与有肾小球且微丝蚴密度较低的区域相比，血流量较低。在臀部和肩胛区，血液和皮肤密度之间未发现相关性，这可能是由于用于检测这种丝虫的皮肤切取法不够充分。得出的结论是，奥氏曼森线虫最可接受的检测方法仍然是采集指尖毛细血管血。由于数据匮乏，无法确定皮肤微丝蚴密度与媒介叮咬部位之间是否存在任何关系。
