Zoonotic Brugia pahangi filariasis in a suburbia of Kuala Lumpur City, Malaysia

Parasitology International

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-113

  Tan, Lian Huat ^a,b   Fong, Mun Yik ^a   Mahmud, Rohela ^a   Muslim, Azdayanti ^a   Lau, Yee Ling ^a   Kamarulzaman, Adeeba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Sunway Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brugia pahangi; Lymphatic filariasis; Zoonotic infection

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CAT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; LYMPHANGITIS; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROFILARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; CATS; CULICIDAE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; ARMIGERES SUBALBATUS; BRUGIA PAHANGI; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 78751566408     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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