Kimura E, Remit K, Fujiwara M, Aniol K, Siren N
Department of Parasitology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
Trop Med Parasitol. 1994 Dec;45(4):344-6.
A total of 2193 people in 14 villages on 9 islands was examined for microfilaria (mf). The average mf rate of those examined was 2.6%. High mf rates of 7-10% were obtained in 3 villages on 3 islands. Analysed by sex and age, the highest mf rates were observed among males of age > or = 20 years (6-10%). A clinical study conducted on 466 adult males of age > or = 15 years showed that the average hydrocele rate was 3.4% and that of elephantiasis 0.4%. For the ages > or = 50 years the hydrocele rate was nearly 10%, indicating that filariasis is an important public health problem. Filariasis in Chuuk seems to be decreasing, but some endemic villages found in the study imply the existence of many unknown and thus unattended foci of filariasis in Pacific islands.
对9个岛屿上14个村庄的2193人进行了微丝蚴检查。受检者的平均微丝蚴率为2.6%。在3个岛屿上的3个村庄中，微丝蚴率高达7%-10%。按性别和年龄分析，微丝蚴率最高的是年龄≥20岁的男性（6%-10%）。对466名年龄≥15岁的成年男性进行的临床研究表明，鞘膜积液的平均发病率为3.4%，象皮肿为0.4%。对于年龄≥50岁的人群，鞘膜积液发病率近10%，这表明丝虫病是一个重要的公共卫生问题。楚克州的丝虫病似乎在减少，但研究中发现的一些地方性流行村庄表明，太平洋岛屿上存在许多未知且未得到关注的丝虫病疫源地。
