Trends in the Incidence of Filariasis in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas

dc.contributor.author	Ganegoda, N.C.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-24T03:54:48Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-24T03:54:48Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Ganegoda, N.C. (2010). Trends in the Incidence of Filariasis in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 15(1&2), 45-52.	en-US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1013
dc.description.abstract	Incidence of Lymphatic Filariasis by microfilaraemic prevalence in a study area of Kalutara district, Sri Lanka has been analysed here. Trends of annual prevalence data are parsimoniously identified by least square method. There are no marked fluctuations in microfilaraemic prevalence at the initial stage of the whole study period from 1977 to 2005. Middle period is associated with fluctuations and continuous decrease is evident at the final stage. These prevalence patterns are interpreted in terms of adverse effects of urbanisation and also in terms of beneficial effects of the mass treatment programme.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Curve fitting	en_US
dc.subject	Lymphatic filariasis	en_US
dc.subject	Microfilaraemic prevalence	en_US
dc.subject	Trends	en_US
dc.title	Trends in the Incidence of Filariasis in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.date.published	2010