Canine Filarial Infections in a HumanBrugia malayiEndemic Area of India | Zendy

Reghu Ravindran | Zendy; Sincy Varghese | Zendy; Suresh Nair | Zendy; Vimalkumar M. Balan | Zendy; Bindu Lakshmanan | Zendy; Riyas M. Ashruf | Zendy; Swaroop S. Kumar | Zendy; Karapparambu Gopalan Ajith Kumar | Zendy; Archana S. Nair | Zendy; Malayil Aparna | Zendy; Leena Chandrasekhar | Zendy; Sanis Juliet | Zendy; Devada Kopparambil | Zendy; Rajendran Ramachandran | Zendy; Regu Kunjupillai | Zendy; Showkath Ali M. Kakada | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Canine Filarial Infections in a HumanBrugia malayiEndemic Area of India

Author(s) -

Reghu Ravindran,

Sincy Varghese,

Suresh Nair,

Vimalkumar M. Balan,

Bindu Lakshmanan,

Riyas M. Ashruf,

Swaroop S. Kumar,

Karapparambu Gopalan Ajith Kumar,

Archana S. Nair,

Malayil Aparna,

Leena Chandrasekhar,

Sanis Juliet,

Devada Kopparambil,

Rajendran Ramachandran,

Regu Kunjupillai,

Showkath Ali M. Kakada

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

biomed research international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772

H-Index - 126

eISSN - 2314-6141

pISSN - 2314-6133

DOI - 10.1155/2014/630160

Subject(s) - brugia malayi , repens , dirofilaria repens , biology , staining , dirofilaria immitis , brugia pahangi , filariasis , microfilaria , dirofilariasis , pathology , helminths , immunology , botany , medicine , zoology , genetics

A very high prevalence of microfilaremia of 42.68 per cent out of 164 canine blood samples examined was observed in Cherthala (of Alappuzha district of Kerala state), a known human Brugia malayi endemic area of south India. The species of canine microfilariae were identified as Dirofilaria repens, Brugia malayi , and Acanthocheilonema reconditum . D. repens was the most commonly detected species followed by B. pahangi . D. immitis was not detected in any of the samples examined. Based on molecular techniques, microfilariae with histochemical staining pattern of “local staining at anal pore and diffuse staining at central body” was identified as D. repens in addition to those showing acid phosphatase activity only at the anal pore. Even though B. malayi like acid phosphatase activity was observed in few dogs examined, they were identified as genetically closer to B. pahangi . Hence, the possibility of dogs acting as reservoirs of human B. malayi in this area was ruled out.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research