| epidemiology of an outbreak of leptospirosis in man and dog. | an outbreak of leptospirosis in man and dog occurred during the monsoon in madras city, india. 48 (50.5%) of the 95 human sera tested were positive for leptospirosis. of these, 32 showed the presence of agglutinin to serovar icterohaemorrhagiae. 20 (21.3%) of the 94 canine sera tested were positive for leptospirosis. of these, 10 had agglutinins to serovar icterohaemorrhagiae and 9 to serovar canicola. among murine reservoirs, 8 (25%) of 32 rat sera and 10 (41.6%) of 24 bandicoot sera were posit ... | 1992 | 1424559 |
| studies on the mosquitoes of north arcot district, madras state, india. 4. host preferences as shown by precipitin tests. | | 1971 | 4399112 |
| a preliminary investigation of the role of bandicota malabarica in the transmission of rabies among dogs in the city of madras. | | 1968 | 5751651 |
| haemaphysalis (haemaphysalis) indoflava sp. n. (acarina: ixodidae) from the himalayan region of uttar pradesh, and madras, india. | | 1968 | 5757675 |
| xperimental spirocercosis in dogs with larvae from a paratenic host, calotes versicolor, the common garden lizard in madras. | | 1966 | 5926648 |
| mosquito blood feeding patterns as a factor in the epidemiology of japanese encephalitis in southern india. | determinations were made of the source of 16,330 bloodmeals from 10 species of culex mosquitoes, including recognized vectors of japanese encephalitis (je) virus, in two epidemiologically distinct areas in southern india. in madurai, where cases occurred sporadically and pigs were reared only in some villages, cx. tritaeniorhynchus, cx. pseudovishnui, and cx. vishnui had fed predominantly on cattle (89.2-91%), but less frequently on humans (2.1-6.2%) and on pigs and ardeid birds (0-0.1%). in nal ... | 1992 | 1320343 |
| an institutional outbreak of leptospirosis in chennai, south india. | the emergence of an outbreak of leptospirosis in a nurses' hostel in chennai presented a challenge to identify and control the source of the outbreak. sixty-nine residents and staff members were interviewed to assess exposure factors. blood samples from the acute and convalescent patients were tested with the microscopic agglutination test using the serovars prevalent in chennai. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) was conducted on serum and water samples. based on preliminary investigation, control ... | 2003 | 15239298 |
| leptospirosis among rice mill workers of salem, south india. | leptospirosis is not commonly reported from the salem district in central tamil nadu in india. in october 2000, a rice mill worker, who had fever and jaundice, tested positive in leptospiral igm enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). microbiological and serological investigations were performed on the patient, a sample population of the rice mill workers, and the animal and rodent populations living in the same premises. leptospira was isolated from the patient about 2 weeks after the onset ... | 2002 | 12501258 |
| a survey of dermatophytosis in animals in madras, india. | two hundred and eleven dogs (including strictly house and stray dogs) and 170 cattle in and around the city of madras, india were screened for the presence of dermatophytosis. 106 strains of dermatophytes (89 strains from dogs and 17 strains from bovines) were isolated. 57/106 strains were trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes and 42/106 strains were of the microsporum gypseum complex. 5 strains of t. rubrum and 2 strains of t. simii were also obtained in culture. a predominance of m. ... | 1997 | 9691501 |
| biometrical observations on different strains of trypanosoma evansi. | biometrical studies on buffalo, bovine and canine strains of trypanosoma evansi isolated from species in madras, india, were carried out. the buffalo, bovine and canine trypanosomes varied significantly in total length and width. the buffalo strain had a greater free flagellum, total length and width compared with the canine strain. | 1992 | 1496797 |