Evaluating the burden of lymphedema due to Lymphatic Filariasis in 2005 in Khurda district, Odisha state, India
Evaluating the burden of lymphedema due to Lymphatic Filariasis in 2005 in Khurda district, Odisha state, India
A house-to-house morbidity census was conducted to assess the burden and severity of lymphedema in a population of 1,298,576 persons living in the LF-endemic district of Khurda in Odisha State, India. The burden of lymphedema in Khurda is widespread geographically, and 1.3% (17,036) of the total population report lymphedema. 51.3% of the patients reporting lymphedema were female, mean age 49.4 years (1–99).
Publication Date:
22/08/2016
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