References:

1.      National Institute of Communicable Diseases – revised strategy for control of lymphatic filariasis in India (Recommendations of the WHO sponsored Workshop) (1996) ; New Delhi, 4-5 January.

2.      The World Health Report – Bridging  the gap. Report of the Director General, WHO (1995); Geneva – 3.

3.      Harinath, B.C ., Malhotra, A., Ghirnikar, S. N., Annadate, S.D., Isaacs, V.P. & Bharati , M.S. Field  evaluation  of  an  enzyme  linked immunosorbent assay using Wuchereria bancroti    mf ES antigen for bancroftian  filariasis ., Bulletin of World Health Organisation  (1984) ;  62 , 941-944.

4.      Alikhan , A.,  Parkhe,  K. A.,  Reddy  M.V.R. &  Harinath , B.C.,  Filarial antigen, antibody  and  circulating  immune compexed antigen levels in bancroftian filariasis by   stick  ELISA . The   National  Medical Journal of India (1990); 3 (6) 265-268.

5.      Alikhan ,   A  .,   Padigel   ,  U  .  M., Ramarao, B. V., Adwani, B., Reddy M.V.R., Chaturvedi, P. & Harinath, B.C.,  Filarial antibody and antigen detection in different clinical   conditions   in   an   endemic   area  ,  IJCB.; (1994);  9 : 1;31-34.

6.      Harinath , B.C., Reddy, M.V.R.,  Padigel ,  U. M., Devi, K.K., Alli, R. &  Mehata, V. K ., Seva-Filacheck   for   immunomonitoring   of   clinical   and    occult filarial infections , J.of MGIMS ; Sept. (1996); 52-56.

7.      Harinath, B.C., Reddy, M.V.R., Bhunia, B., Bhandari, Y.P., Mehta, V.K., Chaturvedi,P., Prajapati, N.C. & Gupta, R.K.C. Filaria associated clinical manifestations in children in an endemic area and morbidity control by immunomonitoring and optimal DEC therapy: Sevagram experience, IJCB; (2000),15 (suppl.); 118-126.

8.      Harinath, B. C.  &  Reddy , M.V.R. ,Diagnosis  and immunomonitoring in the successful   management    of    bancroftian     filariasis   , J. of  Parasitic Diseases; (1997), 21 ; 41-51.

9.      Alli,R.,Kulkarni,S.,Reddy,M.V.R.& Harinath, B.C. Evaluation of SEVA FILACHEK immunoassays and rapid ICT – filariasis test for detection of bancroftian filariasis, IJCB; (2001), 16(2),207-210.

10.  Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2001, 1469.

11.  ICMR Bulletin: Vol. 28: No. 5, May, 1998.

12.  : Management of  lymphatic filariasis - A manual for clinicians.  Vector Control Research Centre, Misc. Publ. (21) 1997.

 

For more information write to

 Director

JB Tropical Disease Research Centre
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Sevagram – 442 102
 Telefax: 7152 – 284038
e-mail: bch@jbtdrc.org, bc_harinath@yahoo.com
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ADVANTAGES  OF  SEVA
FILACHEK (IgG & Ag)

* NO NEED OF TEDIOUS NIGHT BLOOD COLLECTION

* DAY TIME BLOOD CAN BE USED

* BLOOD COLLECTED ON FILTER PAPER BY FINGER PRICK MAY BE USED

*  USEFUL FOR DETECTION OF MICROFILARAEMIA, EARLY CLINICAL
    FILARIASIS AND OCCULT INFECTIONS

*  USEFUL IN IMMUNOMONITORING OF FILARIAL INFECTION FOR
    APPROPRIATE PERIOD OF CHEMOTHERAPY FOR CURE

 

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