Canine Filarial Infections in a Human Brugia malayi Endemic Area of India

Canine Filarial Infections in a Human Brugia malayi Endemic Area of India

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, B...

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Main Authors: Reghu Ravindran, Sincy Varghese, Suresh N. Nair, Vimalkumar M. Balan, Bindu Lakshmanan, Riyas M. Ashruf, Swaroop S. Kumar, Ajith Kumar K. Gopalan, Archana S. Nair, Aparna Malayil, Leena Chandrasekhar, Sanis Juliet, Devada Kopparambil, Rajendran Ramachandran, Regu Kunjupillai, Showkath Ali M. Kakada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/630160

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