| seroprevalence of leptospirosis in domesticated asian elephants (elephas maximus) in north and west thailand in 2004. | serum samples from asian elephants (elephas maximus) in the kanchanaburi, chiang mai and lampang provinces of thailand were tested using the microscopic agglutination test against 22 serovars of leptospira interrogans. a titre of more than 1:100 was used as evidence of infection. in northern thailand, the seroprevalence was 58 per cent and the prevalent serovars were leptospira interrogans serovar sejroe, leptospira interrogans serovar tarassovi, leptospira interrogans serovar ranarum and leptos ... | 2007 | 17369477 |
| molecular identification of the strongyloid nematode oesophagostomum aculeatum in the asian wild elephant elephas maximus. | the transmission of zoonoses by wildlife, including elephants, is a growing global concern. in this study, we screened for helminth infections among asian wild elephants (elephas maximus) of the salakpra wildlife sanctuary, kanchanaburi, thailand. elephant faecal samples (45) were collected from the sanctuary grounds during january through november 2013 and assayed individually using the tetranucleotide microsatellite technique. microscopic examination indicated a high prevalence of strongylids ... | 2016 | 26213101 |