Publications

eye lesion caused by adult brugia malayi: a first case reported in a child from malaysia.	we are reporting a case of an eye lesion caused by an adult brugia malayi. the patient was a 3-year-old chinese boy from kemaman district, terengganu, peninsular malaysia. he presented with a one week history of redness and palpebral swelling of his right eye. he claimed that he could see a worm in his right eye beneath the conjunctiva. he had no history of traveling overseas and the family kept dogs at home. he was referred from kemaman hospital to the eye clinic of hospital tengku ampuan afzan ...	2006	17121289
comparison of brugia-elisa and thick blood smear examination in a prevalence study of brugian filariasis in setiu, terengganu, malaysia.	a total of 1,134 finger-pricked blood samples were collected from residents of setiu, terengganu. a drop of blood was used to make thick blood smear and about four drops were used for obtaining serum. the smears were stained and examined by the state vector control unit in kuala terengganu, while the serum samples were tested for specific igg4 antibodies to a novel recombinant antigen using brugia-elisa. prevalence of filariasis in these areas were found to be 0.26% (3/1,134) using thick blood s ...	2001	12014770