Chronic pulmonary disorders, including tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, in villages with endemic lymphatic filariasis in Tanga region and in Tanga town, Tanzania

Pascal Magnussen1, William Makunde2, Paul Erik Simonsen1, Dan Meyrowitsch1, Krystyna Jakubowski3
1Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Jaegersborg Allé 1D, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark
2Amani Medical Research Centre, Bombo Field Station, P.O. Box 950, Tanga, Tanzania
3Department of Radiology, Frederiksberg Hospital, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark

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