| detection of filarial parasites in domestic cats by pcr-rflp of its1. | lymphatic filariasis has been targeted by the world health organization (who) to be eliminated by the year 2020. in addition to chemotherapy and vector control, the control of reservoir hosts is necessary for the control program to succeed. malayan filariasis, caused by brugia malayi, is endemic in the south of thailand where domestic cats serve as the major reservoir host. however, in nature, domestic cats also carry b. pahangi, dirofilaria immitis and d. repens infections and it is difficult t ... | 2006 | 16713099 |
| pcr based method for identification of zoonostic brugia malayi microfilariae in domestic cats. | the survey of 326 human blood samples in the endemic area of surat thani and narathiwat, the provinces in the south of thailand, revealed that 5 of them were infected with brugia malayi. similarly, 53 feline blood samples were also investigated and found that 15 of the domestic cats were also infected with b. malayi. upon the examination of human and feline blood specimens, a pair of human and domestic cat stayed in the same house and region. the periodicities of human b. malayi and feline b. ma ... | 2002 | 12030763 |
| a case report of brugian filariasis outside an endemic area in thailand. | a 2-year-old boy living outside the endemic area of lymphatic filariasis in surat thani province, thailand, developed a high fever. to investigate the cause of his presenting symptoms, blood was collected and microfilariae were detected and identified as brugia malayi using thick blood smear staining. the sources of the infection were investigated. microfilariae from two domestic cats residing in the boy's village were detected and identified as b. pahangi using a high-resolution melting real-ti ... | 2013 | 23067513 |