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Canine Filarial Infections in a Human Brugia malayi Endemic Area of India
Joint Authors
Ramachandran, Rajendran
Malayil, Aparna
Ashruf, Riyas M.
Chandrasekhar, Leena
Nair, Archana S.
Kumar, Swaroop S.
Varghese, Sincy
Gopalan, Ajith Kumar K.
Ravindran, Reghu
Nair, Suresh N.
Kopparambil, Devada
Kunjupillai, Regu
Juliet, Sanis
Kakada, Showkath Ali M.
Balan, Vimalkumar M.
Lakshmanan, Bindu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A very high prevalence of microfilaremia of 42.68 per cent out of 164 canine blood samples examined was observed in Cherthala (of Alappuzha district of Kerala state), a known human Brugia malayi endemic area of south India.
The species of canine microfilariae were identified as Dirofilaria repens, Brugia malayi, and Acanthocheilonema reconditum.
D.
repens was the most commonly detected species followed by B.
pahangi.
D.
immitis was not detected in any of the samples examined.
Based on molecular techniques, microfilariae with histochemical staining pattern of “local staining at anal pore and diffuse staining at central body” was identified as D.
repens in addition to those showing acid phosphatase activity only at the anal pore.
Even though B.
malayi like acid phosphatase activity was observed in few dogs examined, they were identified as genetically closer to B.
pahangi.
Hence, the possibility of dogs acting as reservoirs of human B.
malayi in this area was ruled out.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ravindran, Reghu& Varghese, Sincy& Nair, Suresh N.& Balan, Vimalkumar M.& Lakshmanan, Bindu& Ashruf, Riyas M.…[et al.]. 2014. Canine Filarial Infections in a Human Brugia malayi Endemic Area of India. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486531
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ravindran, Reghu…[et al.]. Canine Filarial Infections in a Human Brugia malayi Endemic Area of India. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486531
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ravindran, Reghu& Varghese, Sincy& Nair, Suresh N.& Balan, Vimalkumar M.& Lakshmanan, Bindu& Ashruf, Riyas M.…[et al.]. Canine Filarial Infections in a Human Brugia malayi Endemic Area of India. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486531
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486531