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| Year : 2005 | Volume
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Morbidity pattern and time trends of filaria cases at a PHC in Dakshina Kannada District
E Ravikiran, BS Sajjan, K Vijaya, S Kumar, VA Ramkrishna, AV Dev, DP Jegan
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
E Ravikiran
Department of Community Medicine, K.M.C., Mangalore-575001
India
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PMID: 16457101 
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A study on morbity pattern and time trends of filaria cases was carried out in a PHC of Dakshin Kannada District during November 2000 to January 2001. The age and sex distribution of all 416 filaria cases recorded revealed that 235 (56.49%) were females and maximum concentration of 263 (63.21%) was in the age group of 16-45 years. The seasonal distribution revealed that rainy season accounted the highest number of cases 197 (47.35%). The prevalence was highest, 1.96/1000 population in the year 1993 and lowest, 0.71/1000 population in the year 1995. |
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