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microfilaremia

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mi·cro·fil·a·re·mi·a (mkr-fl-rm-)
n.
Infection of the blood with microfilariae.
microfilaremia [mi″kro-fil″ah-re´me-ah]
the presence of microfilariae in the circulating blood.
microfilaremia
the presence of microfilariae in the circulating blood.
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Wolbachia bacteria manipulate the fertility of most filarial worms; treating filariasis patients with antimicrobial drugs results in elimination of Wolbachia organisms and the microfilaremia.
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Before the first MDA in 2000, 4 sentinel sites in Leogane commune were selected for annual follow-up of microfilaremia and antigenemia (5).
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