Publication: A case report of Brugian filariasis outside an endemic area in Thailand
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2013-12-01
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14752697
0022149X
0022149X
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Helminthology. Vol.87, No.4 (2013), 510-514
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S. Yokmek, W. Warunyuwong, S. Rojanapanus, C. Jiraamornimit, J. J. Boitano, S. Wongkamchai A case report of Brugian filariasis outside an endemic area in Thailand. Journal of Helminthology. Vol.87, No.4 (2013), 510-514. doi:10.1017/S0022149X12000533 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/30942
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A case report of Brugian filariasis outside an endemic area in Thailand
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A 2-year-old boy living outside the endemic area of lymphatic filariasis in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, developed a high fever. To investigate the cause of his presenting symptoms, blood was collected and microfilariae were detected and identified as Brugia malayi using thick blood smear staining. The sources of the infection were investigated. Microfilariae from two domestic cats residing in the boy's village were detected and identified as B. pahangi using a high-resolution melting real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. The possible sources of this cryptic infection are discussed. © Cambridge University Press 2012.