Confirmation of eradication and early detection of relapse of lymphatic filariasis by labor saving spatial distribution grasp system

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05283
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: Aichi Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Itoh Makoto 愛知医科大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 客員教授 (90137117)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 濱野 真二郎 長崎大学, 熱帯医学研究所, 教授 (70294915) ; 高木 秀和 愛知医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (90288522) ; 東城 文柄 東京大学, 空間情報科学研究センター, 特任研究員 (90508392)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SUNAHARA Toshihiko 長崎大学, 熱帯医学研究所, 助教 (50264156)
• Research Collaborator: NAGAOKA Fumiaki 愛知医科大学, 医学部, 助手 ; WEERASOORIYA Mirani V ルフナ大学, 医学部, 教授 ; YAHATHUGODA Thishan C. ルフナ大学, 医学部, 講師
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: リンパ系フィラリア症 / スリランカ / 尿診断 / GPS ロガー / Culex quinquefaciatus / IgG4 / 小学生 / 非侵襲性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The plan to eradicate lymphatic filariasis progresses on the global scale, and establishment of a system to confirm the eradication and to detect relapse promptly is necessary at this stage. We made a system to estimate the risk of filarial infection with (1) urinary anti-filarial antibody detection among school children, (2) examination of vector mosquito by filarial DNA detection, (3) acquisition of location information of the obtained data in Sri Lanka. With this system, we were able to find a new epidemic focus and remaining infection.

Free Research Field

寄生虫学