Accession Number:

ADA063365

Title:

A Biometric Study of Filariasis 'Wuchereria Bancrofti' in the South Pacific Area for Application to a Disease Forecasting System.

Descriptive Note:

Final comprehensive rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION AGENCY FORT DETRICK MD

Personal Author(s):

• Desowitz,Robert S.

Report Date:

1976-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

284.0

Abstract:

This report represents an assemblage of information from 161 documents on filariasis in the South Pacific region. For each of the 20 island groups included, data on human disease and mosquito bionomics and distribution are presented in the form of maps and charts. Information on control and treatment efforts is presented in the text. Author

Descriptors:

• *DOCUMENTS
• *EPIDEMIOLOGY
• *FILARIASIS
• INFORMATION EXCHANGE
• HUMANS
• BIBLIOGRAPHIES
• TABLES(DATA)
• GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
• MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES

Subject Categories:

• Information Science
• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE