Prevalence of filarial parasites in domestic and stray cats in Selangor State, Malaysia
Objective: To determine the prevalence of the filarial parasites,ie.,Brugia malayi, Brugia, Brugia pahangi(B. pahangi), Dirofilaria immitisandDirofilaria repens (D. repens) in domestic and stray cats. Methods: A total of 170 blood sample were collected from domestic and stray cats and examined for...
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my.unimas.ir.421772023-07-07T08:05:09Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42177/ Prevalence of filarial parasites in domestic and stray cats in Selangor State, Malaysia Nazeh, M. Al-Abd Zurainee, Mohamed Nor Mustafa, Kassim Marzida, Mansor Abdulelah H., Al-Adhroey Romano, Ngui Sinnadurai, Sivanandam QR Microbiology RZ Other systems of medicine Objective: To determine the prevalence of the filarial parasites,ie.,Brugia malayi, Brugia, Brugia pahangi(B. pahangi), Dirofilaria immitisandDirofilaria repens (D. repens) in domestic and stray cats. Methods: A total of 170 blood sample were collected from domestic and stray cats and examined for filarial worm parasites in two localities, Pulau Carey and Bukit Gasing, Selangor State, Malaysia. Results: The overall prevalence of infection was 23.5% (40/170; 95% CI = 17.4–30.6). Of this, 35% (14/40; 95% CI = 22.1–50.5) and 50% (20/40; 95% CI = 35.2–64.8) were positive for single B. pahangi nd D. repens, respectively. The remaining of 15% (6/40; 95% CI = 7.1–29.1) were positive for mixed B. pahangi and D. repens. In addition, 75% of the infected cats were domestic, and 25% were strays. No Brugia malayi and Dirofilaria immitis was detected. Eighty-four cats were captured at Pulau Carey, of which 35.7% (30/84) were infected. Among the cats determined to be infected, 93% (28/30; 95% CI = 78.7–98.2) were domestic, and only 6.7% (2/30; 95% CI = 19.0–21.3) were strays. Conversely, the number of infected cats was three times lower in Bukit Gasing than in Pulau Carey, and most of the cats were stray. Conclusions: B. pahangi and D. repens could be the major parasites underlying filariasis in the study area. Adequate prophylactic plans should be administrated in the cat population in study area. Elsevier B.V 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42177/1/Prevalence%20of.pdf Nazeh, M. Al-Abd and Zurainee, Mohamed Nor and Mustafa, Kassim and Marzida, Mansor and Abdulelah H., Al-Adhroey and Romano, Ngui and Sinnadurai, Sivanandam (2015) Prevalence of filarial parasites in domestic and stray cats in Selangor State, Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 8 (9). pp. 705-709. ISSN 1995-7645 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199576451500111X http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.07.034 |
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of the filarial parasites,ie.,Brugia malayi, Brugia, Brugia pahangi(B. pahangi), Dirofilaria immitisandDirofilaria repens (D. repens) in domestic and stray cats.
Methods: A total of 170 blood sample were collected from domestic and stray cats and examined for filarial worm parasites in two localities, Pulau Carey and Bukit Gasing,
Selangor State, Malaysia.
Results: The overall prevalence of infection was 23.5% (40/170; 95% CI = 17.4–30.6). Of this, 35% (14/40; 95% CI = 22.1–50.5) and 50% (20/40; 95% CI = 35.2–64.8) were
positive for single B. pahangi nd D. repens, respectively. The remaining of 15% (6/40; 95% CI = 7.1–29.1) were positive for mixed B. pahangi and D. repens. In addition, 75%
of the infected cats were domestic, and 25% were strays. No Brugia malayi and Dirofilaria immitis was detected. Eighty-four cats were captured at Pulau Carey, of which
35.7% (30/84) were infected. Among the cats determined to be infected, 93% (28/30; 95% CI = 78.7–98.2) were domestic, and only 6.7% (2/30; 95% CI = 19.0–21.3) were strays. Conversely, the number of infected cats was three times lower in Bukit Gasing than in Pulau Carey, and most of the cats were stray. Conclusions: B. pahangi and D. repens could be the major parasites underlying filariasis in the study area. Adequate prophylactic plans should be administrated in the cat population in study area. |
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Prevalence of filarial parasites in domestic and stray cats in Selangor State, Malaysia |
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Prevalence of filarial parasites in domestic and stray cats in Selangor State, Malaysia |
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Prevalence of filarial parasites in domestic and stray cats in Selangor State, Malaysia |
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Prevalence of filarial parasites in domestic and stray cats in Selangor State, Malaysia |
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Prevalence of filarial parasites in domestic and stray cats in Selangor State, Malaysia |
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