Publications
| Title | Abstract | Year Filter | PMID(sorted ascending) Filter |
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| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in goats in sri lanka. | 1992 | 1616398 | |
| a serologic study of california serogroup bunyaviruses in sri lanka. | a seroepidemiologic study of california (cal) serogroup viruses (genus bunyavirus, family bunyaviridae) was carried out on 952 human and 1,834 animal sera collected from different ecological zones of sri lanka (latitudes 5-10 degrees n, longitudes 79-82 degrees e). the sera were screened for neutralizing antibody to lumbo (lum), snowshoe hare (ssh), and trivittatus (tvt) viruses by plaque neutralization tests on vero cells. of 2,786 sera screened, 262 (9.5%) had antibody to one or more viruses t ... | 1991 | 1928574 |
| [rapid diagnosis of rabies by the elisa method. its application in madagascar: advantages and disadvantages]. | elisa technique in the rabies rapid diagnosis is compared with other methods used in the pasteur institute of madagascar (immunofluorescence, mouse inoculation, and histopathology). the results of the comparative study of 80 samples of suspect animals show that elisa sensibility is better than immunofluorescence one. sensibility, specificity and viability of elisa are comparable with those of the two confirmation techniques. in madagascar, elisa is adapted to testing samples not conserved in goo ... | 1990 | 2078080 |
| gastro-intestinal nematode infections in a goat breeding farm in north-western sri lanka. | faecal egg counts were used to study patterns of nematode infestation of adult female goats and their offspring according to season, pregnancy and lactation or age on a goat farm (n = 2000) in north-western sri lanka. average rainfall in the area is 825 mm and temperature is between 23 and 33 degrees c throughout the year. the only nematode species present on the farm were haemonchus contortus and oesophagostomum columbianum. in adult females the faecal egg output was not influenced by season an ... | 1990 | 2288007 |
| observations on the pathogenicity for sheep and goats and the transmissibility of the strain of virus isolated during the rinderpest outbreak in sri lanka in 1987. | the pathogenicity for sheep and goats of the virus strain that caused acute rinderpest in cattle and domestic buffalo in sri lanka after an interval of over 40 years has been examined. the results show that it can cause overt clinical disease in goats, but only mild or unapparent infection in sheep. the disease was transmitted from infected sheep to in-contact susceptible sheep and calves. | 1990 | 2316182 |
| serological examinations of slaughtered animals (cattle and goats) in the slaughter-house of colombo/sri lanka towards antibodies against brucellosis, q-fever, rmsf-rickettsia-group, listeriosis, echinococcosis and adenoviruses. | serological examinations of slaughtered animals (76 cattle and 184 goats) in the slaughter-house of colombo/sri lanka revealed antibodies against listeriosis, brucellosis, q-fever, rmsf-rickettsia-group, echinococcus and adenoviruses. as the results show, part of this zooanthroponosis has a role to play in human medicine and human infections are to be expected. | 1988 | 3139493 |
| endemic goiter in southeast asia. new clothes on an old body. | 1973 | 4265088 | |
| letter: goats and rabbits on round island. | 1974 | 4450438 | |
| [veterinary sanitary agreement relating to exportations of live cattle, sheep and goats and their meat from madagascar to maurice]. | 1972 | 4662669 | |
| pathophysiology of himalayan endemic goiter. | 1974 | 4809204 | |
| kid mortality on two major government farms in ceylon. | 1971 | 5164591 | |
| [studies on cowdriosis in madagascar. ii]. | 1971 | 5167610 | |
| [studies on cowdriosis in madagascar. i]. | 1971 | 5167651 | |
| arbovirus infections in ceylon. | the haemagglutination-inhibition test has been used to assess the frequency of arbovirus infections in the population of ceylon, by age-group, and also in some animals. the antigens used were: chikungunya, je, dengue 1, 2, 3, 4, and tahyna.the percentage of positive reactors to the group-b viruses ranged from 16.3% to 84.6% and was lower in the mountainous part of the country. infections with the chikungunya (group-a) virus were less frequent (from 0 to 37%) and were considered to be recent infe ... | 1969 | 5308700 |
| [distomatosis in madagascar. the fasciola gigantica cycle]. | 1967 | 5625568 | |
| prevalence of arbovirus antibodies in sera of animals in sri lanka. | the sera of cattle, goats, dogs and crows from the colombo area were tested for antibodies against seven arboviruses of the families togaviridae and bunyaviridae by a plaque-reduction neutralization microtest, using vero cells and a stable line of pig kidney (ps) cells. the overall percentages of positive sera among the mammals were: bhanja, 92.5%; calovo (batai), 30.6%; sindbis, 13.8%; langat, 4.8%; tahyna, 3.9%; west nile, 1.6%. among the birds, 23.8% had antibodies to bhanja virus and 9.5% to ... | 1983 | 6609014 |
| effects of trienbolone acetate on the growth of tropical cattle and goats. | 1982 | 7080206 | |
| japanese encephalitis in sri lanka: comparison of vector and virus ecology in different agro-climatic areas. | the ecology of japanese encephalitis (je) in different agro-climatological areas of sri lanka was studied in relation to the abundance of mosquito vectors, infection in domestic livestock, and human infection and disease. there was an inverse correlation between altitude and the abundance of potential je vectors, as well as je seroprevalence in domestic livestock and in man. little or no je infection was documented above 1200 m elevation. je seroprevalences in cattle and goats were better predic ... | 1993 | 7903495 |
| goat's milk as a substitute for cow's milk in undernourished children: a randomized double-blind clinical trial. | this paper compares the effects of goat's milk and cow's milk on weight gain and fat absorption, in children with overt malnutrition. | 1994 | 8008540 |
| nairobi sheep disease virus isolated from haemaphysalis intermedia ticks collected in sri lanka. | 1996 | 8729633 | |
| a sensitive polymerase chain reaction based assay for the detection of setaria digitata: the causative organism of cerebrospinal nematodiasis in goats, sheep and horses. | a sensitive pcr assay for the detection of setaria digitata has been developed. two oligonucleotide primers (17 nt) were designed from a previously cloned and characterized tandemly arranged repetitive sequence of setaria digitata. using these primers, it was possible to amplify small quantities (100 fg) of s. digitata genomic dna. a simple procedure, using proteinase k and non-ionic detergent np 40, was followed to process the host blood samples and mosquitoes harbouring l3 larvae. the sensitiv ... | 1999 | 10190866 |
| prevalence of cryptosporidium infection in goats in selected locations in three agroclimatic zones of sri lanka. | the prevalence of cryptosporidium oocysts in the faeces of 1020 goats in three age categories was examined during 1999 in selected locations of three agroclimatic zones of sri lanka. the oocysts were demonstrated using the sheather's sucrose flotation method followed by staining with the modified ziehl neelsen technique. cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in animals from all agroclimatic zones with the highest prevalence of infection in the dry zone (33.6%) compared with 24.7 and 21.7% in the ... | 2000 | 11035227 |
| excretion of cryptosporidium oocysts by goats in relation to age and season in the dry zone of sri lanka. | pattern of cryptosporidium oocyst shedding in relation to age and season was investigated monthly from may 1999 to april 2000 in three groups (24 goats per group) of naturally infected goats (from 1 month of age). the three groups designated 1, 2 and 3 were studied for 12, 6 and 3 months, respectively. an association between cryptosporidium oocyst counts and age was demonstrated. in group 1, oocyst excretion in the first, second and fourth months of age were significantly higher than that in 6, ... | 2001 | 11445158 |
| benefit of the control of gastrointestinal nematode infection in goats in the dry zone of sri lanka. | the benefit of gastrointestinal nematode control in cross-bred goats in the dry area of sri lanka was studied throughout 1 year by comparing the performances of three groups: group 1 animals (n = 11) were left untreated against gastrointestinal nematodes; group 2 animals (n = 11) were given monthly anthelmintic treatment. doramectin, at the dose rate of 300 microg/kg bodyweight during the entire study period; group 3 animals (n = 11) were also given monthly doramectin treatment at the dose rate ... | 2002 | 12019940 |
| [water and environment in the southwest of madagascar]. | the dry and arid southwest region of madagascar is not a desert but resembles the sahel region of west africa. the chronic water deficit is aggravated by the heat and constant winds that accelerate evapotranspiration on the permeable soils. the dryness occurs because the southwest region lies outside the main pluviogenic systems. erosion occurs at all seasons. in the winter the sun and winds are the main causes, while the rare storms are more conducive to run-off and to erosion than to absor ... | 1993 | 12286688 |
| elaboration of a crude antigen elisa for serodiagnosis of caprine neosporosis: validation of the test by detection of neospora caninum-specific antibodies in goats from sri lanka. | the protozoan parasite n. caninum is a major pathogen in cattle and dogs. however, clinical symptoms are occasionally described for other potential hosts. natural abortion in goats due to n. caninum has been rarely reported and only little data is available on the seroprevalence of n. caninum in this species. in the present study, 486 goats from sri lanka were tested in a crude antigen elisa for the presence of serum antibodies against n. caninum. additionally, the sera were analysed by n. canin ... | 2004 | 15567589 |
| usefulness of restriction fragment length polymorphism and spoligotyping for epidemiological studies of mycobacterium bovis in madagascar: description of new genotypes. | tuberculosis is highly prevalent in cattle in madagascar. an epidemiological study based on genotyping of mycobacterium bovis and its transmission to humans was carried out. the restriction fragment length polymorphism (is6110 and dr markers) and spoligotyping were used to assess the genetic diversity of strains from different regions of madagascar. one of these strains was isolated from goat, the other strains were isolated from zebu cattle. nine is6110 profiles, 20 dr profiles and 12 spoligoty ... | 2006 | 16384662 |
| detecting emerging strains of tuberculosis by using spoligotypes. | the w-beijing strain of tuberculosis has been identified in many molecular epidemiological studies as being particularly prevalent. this identification has been made possible through the development of a number of genotyping technologies including spoligotyping. highly prevalent genotypes associated with outbreaks, such as the w-beijing strain, are implicitly regarded as fast spreading. here we present a quantitative method to identify "emerging" strains, those that are spreading faster than the ... | 2006 | 17015836 |
| nutrient composition vs food ingredients in the treatment of hospitalized and severely malnourished children. | 2009 | 19458551 | |
| blood-feeding behavior of aedes albopictus, a vector of chikungunya on la réunion. | chikungunya virus (chikv) has long been considered to be transmitted to humans by the human-biting mosquito aedes aegypti, especially in africa. however, the recent outbreak of chikv involved another vector, aedes albopictus, and serological data in the literature suggest that several species of domestic or human-related vertebrates can be contaminated by this virus. however, the role of ae. albopictus mosquitoes as potential enzootic vectors for chikv has not yet been evaluated. here we investi ... | 2010 | 19589060 |
| rift valley fever during rainy seasons, madagascar, 2008 and 2009. | during 2 successive rainy seasons, january 2008 through may 2008 and november 2008 through march 2009, rift valley fever virus (rvfv) caused outbreaks in madagascar. human and animal infections were confirmed on the northern and southern coasts and in the central highlands. analysis of partial sequences from rvfv strains showed that all were similar to the strains circulating in kenya during 2006-2007. a national cross-sectional serologic survey among slaughterhouse workers at high risk showed t ... | 2010 | 20507747 |
| contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in mauritius. | 2010 | 20729519 | |
| prevalence of rift valley fever infection in ruminants in madagascar after the 2008 outbreak. | a rift valley fever (rvf) outbreak occurred in madagascar from january to may 2008. the objectives of this study were (1) to assess the current and past circulation of rvf virus (rvfv) in livestock in madagascar and (2) to evaluate the extent and magnitude of the 2008 rvf outbreak in livestock. the results of a country-wide serosurvey conducted in august 2008 on small and large ruminants are reported here. the study included 3437 cattle and 989 small ruminants (227 sheep and 762 goats) sampled i ... | 2011 | 21395414 |
| rift valley fever in ruminants, republic of comoros, 2009. | to the editor: rift valley fever (rvf) is caused by a phlebovirus (family bunyaviridae) transmitted by a wide range of mosquitoes (1). this zoonotic disease is present in africa, the middle east, and madagascar. infections by rvf virus (rvfv) in ruminants cause massive abortions in livestock and high death rates in young animals, which result in major economic consequences. humans are infected by mosquito bites, contact, or inhalation of aerosols. rvf is frequently unapparent or mild for humans, ... | 2011 | 21762604 |
| the regional sero-epidemiology of rhinosporidiosis in sri lankan humans and animals. | no data is available in the world literature on serum anti-rhinosporidial antibody levels in animals, and as far as we aware this is the first report. although rhinosporidiosis in farm and domestic animals has been widely reported from other countries, rhinosporidiosis in animals has not been reported in sri lanka, though this country has the highest world-wide prevalence of human rhinosporidiosis on a unit-population basis. serum igg titres in 6 species of sri lankan animals (buffalo, cat, catt ... | 2011 | 21801708 |