Establish possible exposure in endemic areas
Serology (peripheral blood) - draw at night due to periodicity of filiariae
Tests for W. bancrofti
PCR
Antigen detection
Ultrasound may occasionally show movement of adult filiariae
PCR
Antigen detection
Ultrasound may occasionally show movement of adult filiariae
Lymphatic filariasis
Leishmaniasis
Onchocerciasis
Babesiosis
African trypanosomiasis
Tungiasis
Dracunculiasis
Schistosomiasis