abstract：:Aim of present study was to screen medicinal plants for flukicidal activity in vitro to develop alternative sources of treatment for trematodes infection. For this purpose, crude methanolic extracts (CME) of Cymbopogn jwarancusa and Conyza canadensis were prepared and live adult flukes viz; Fasciola gigantica, and Par...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Shafiq A,Kanwal R,Ullah Qureshi R,Riaz Chaudhry F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of amoeba infection are asymptomatic, but clinically intestinal amoebiasis or extra intestinal amoebiasis may result. Genital amoebiasis is very rare manifestation of extra intestial amoebiasis, but a case of amoebic scrotal abscess, seen in Surabaya. The invasive form of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Prasetyo RH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, serum samples from 402 sheep and 216 goats were collected from 5 counties in Jinzhou from August to October 2012 and antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were detected by modified agglutination test (MAT). Overall, 104 (16.8%) had antibodies to T. gondii with antibody titres of 1:25 to 1:800. Seroposi...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Xu P,Li X,Tang F,Liu YH,Kou X,Zhao ML,Li B,Guo L,Liu XG,Zhao Q

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Theileria lestoquardi from two districts of Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa (Kohat and Peshawar) in Pakistan and also to report the risk factors associated with the spread of ovine theileriosis. A total of 165 blood samples were collected from sheep (N = 44) and go...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Saeed S,Jahangir M,Fatima M,Shaikh RS,Khattak RM,Ali M,Iqbal F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptosporidiosis is a particular concern in immunocompromised individuals where symptoms may be severe. The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of Cryptosporidium infections in HIV/AIDS patients in Malaysia in order to identify risk factors and facilitate control measure...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Asma I,Sim BL,Brent RD,Johari S,Yvonne Lim AL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poultry farming not only provides high nutritious food but also creates employment opportunity for rural masses. Documented evidences elaborates that helminth parasitism is most deciduous problem of chickens especially in developing world. Ascaridia (A.) galli, a nematode of small intestine, has been considered as the...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Hafiz AB,Muhammad AR,Muhammad AA,Imran AK,Abdul A,Zahid M,Shaukat HM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a total of 1,235 porcine serum samples were collected from 9 counties in Jilin Province (40°52'~46°18'N,121°38'~131°19'E), northeastern China from August to October 2013, and the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection was tested by indirect haemagglutination assay (IHA). The results showed...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Xu P,Cai YN,Leng X,Wang J,Ma W,Mu GD,Jiang J,Liu XY,Wang ZD,Zhao Q,Yang GL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue serotype surveillance is important as any changes in serotype distribution may result in an outbreak or increase in severe dengue cases. This study aimed to determine circulating dengue serotypes in two hospitals in Selangor. Serum samples were collected from patients admitted for dengue at these two major publ...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Ab-Fatah M,Subenthiran S,Abdul-Rahman PS,Saat Z,Thayan R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral infection among infants and children. The major causative agents of HFMD are enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16). Recently, coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6) infections were reported in neighboring countries. Infected infants and children may present with f...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Ling BP,Jalilian FA,Harmal NS,Yubbu P,Sekawi Z

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 29 female black flies were captured by a hand net as they swarmed around humans in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam. They included one species of the subgenus Gomphostilbia (Simulium (Gomphostilbia) asakoae Takaoka & Davies) and five species of the subgenus Simulium, of which one species i...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Takaoka H,Sofian-Azirun M,Ya'cob Z,Chen CD,Lau KW,Pham HT

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data is available on the prevalence of parasitic infections among the island communities in Malaysia with most studies performed between 1960s-1980s. This study was conducted to determine the current prevalence status of parasitic infections among communities living in Pangkor Island Peninsular Malaysia. A tot...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Ahmad AF,Ngui R,Muhammad Aidil R,Lim YA,Rohela M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 13 weeks (October to December 2012) of ovitrap surveillance was conducted in two suburban residential areas in Kampar town, Perak. A total of 17,310 Aedes mosquitoes were found in Taman Kampar Jaya, whereas Taman Juloong recorded a higher number at 19,042. Less than 1% of these were identified as Aedes ...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Ho LY,Loh TS,Yam LA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort study was performed to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of Giardia duodenalis infection in an orphanage in suburban area outside Bangkok, central Thailand. Stool specimens were examined for the presence of G. duodenalis in January 2007, May 2007 and January 2008. Of 892 stool specimens from 481 individ...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Boontanom P,Pipatsatitpong D,Tan-Ariya P,Mungthin M,Siripattanapipong S,Naaglor T,Leelayoova S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to estimate the frequency of Cryptosporidium infections in Taif (Saudi Arabia). Stool samples from children under 10 years by modified Ziehl-Neelson staining and two PCR techniques were used for genotyping experiments. The microscopic examination showed that, eleven samples were positive for p...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Shalaby I,Gherbawy Y,Jamjoom M,Banaja A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of bone marrow micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MN-PCE) in rats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei was examined in order to understand the bone marrow effects in trypanosomiasis infection. Bone marrow was collected for micronucleus assay while blood samples were collected fr...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Habila N,Muhammad A,Aimola IA,Chechet GD,Ibrahim MA,Kwanashie JA,Oche OE,Odunola AO

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of parasitemia in the diagnosis of malaria is a routine practice because it assists the selection of treatment. The techniques used for estimating parasitemia are based on leukocyte counts or on a fixed volume of blood examined in a microscopic field. This study evaluated the concordance between para...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Alves-Junior ER,Gomes LT,Assis-Oliveira FB,Silvério-Silva LR,Nery AF,Fontes CJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains are the major cause of urinary tract infections (UTI) and belong to the large group of extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli. The purposes of this study were to determine the antibiotic resistance profile, virulence genes and phylogenetic background of E. coli isolates from UTI cases. ...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Adib N,Ghanbarpour R,Solatzadeh H,Alizade H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 105 blood samples from healthy horses from different stables in Yazd province, center of Iran, were examined for the presence of Theileria equi infection using parasitological and molecular methods. Out of the 105 samples, the parasitological method detected T. equi infection in 5 (4.76%) cases while the PC...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Bahrami S,Ghadrdan AR,Mirabdollahi SM,Fayed MR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient presenting with chronic diarrhoea of unidentified etiology. Laboratory results showed microcytic anemia, peripheral eosinophilia with negative results of stool sample smears and stool concentration technique. Ancylostoma duodenale was found in the caecum and terminal ileum during colonoscopy. The p...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Deesomsak M,Sawanyawisuth K,Prachayakul V

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haematophagous dipterans belonging to 10 genera - Aedes (12), Anopheles (14), Armigeres (01), Culex (09), Toxorhynchites (01), Uranotaenia (01), Sergentomyia (02), Phlebotomus (01), Atylotus (01) and Tabanus (03) were encountered from 12 localities under 6 blocks of Dehradun district (Uttarakhand) during January 2011 ...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Pemola Devi N,Jauhari RK

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of sarcocystosis in cattle and water buffaloes from peninsular Malaysia was investigated in abattoirs in Selangor state, February, 2011, to March, 2012. Fresh muscle samples were collected from the tongue, heart, oesophagus, diaphragm and skeletal muscles of 102 cattle and 18 water buffaloes. Each sampl...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Latif B,Vellayan S,Heo CC,Kannan Kutty M,Omar E,Abdullah S,Tappe D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus (DV) infections are a serious public health problem and there is currently no vaccine or drug treatment. NS2B/NS3 protease, an essential enzyme for viral replication, is one of the promising targets in the search for drugs against DV. In this research work, virtual screening (VS) was carried out on four m...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Wichapong K,Nueangaudom A,Pianwanit S,Sippl W,Kokpol S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugarcane bagasse is a renewable resource that can be used to produce biopesticide for the control of mosquito vectors. In the present study, we demonstrated that cane processed bagasse could be used to produce Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis (Bti) for control of mosquito vectors viz: Culex quinquefasciatus...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Poopathi S,Mani C,Rajeswari G

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic diarrhoea, colitis and liver abscess (ALA). Diagnosis of ALA is difficult, as most patients do not have simultaneous intestinal amoebic infection. At Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), diagnosis of ALA relies on a combination of clinical findings, ultrasound examination of ...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Tan ZN,Wong WK,Noordin R,Zeehaida M,Olivos GA,Lim BH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports for the first time molecular detection of Anaplasma platys infection in 4 (13.3%) of 30 Malaysian dogs investigated. A low occurrence (3.3%) of Babesia gibsoni was also noted, being detected in one of the 30 dogs. Rickettsia, Bartonella, Orientia tsutsugamushi, and Ehrlichia DNA were not detected in...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Mokhtar AS,Lim SF,Tay ST

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 2008-2009 a total of 67 individuals of rodents, Tetera indica, Meriones hurrianae, Meriones libycus and Gerbillus nanus were trapped in three areas, Bampor, Daman and Qasre Qand from Iranshahr and Nikshahr districts. There is a significant difference between comparative abundance of four species (P<0.05). A tot...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Nateghpour M,Akhavan AA,Hanafi-Bojd AA,Telmadarraiy Z,Ayazian Mavi S,Hosseini-Vasoukolaei N,Motevalli-Haghi A,Akbarzadeh K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of cockroach fauna was carried out on the 3 inhabited islands of the Ogasawara chain island of Japan, namely, Chichijima island, Hahajima island and Iwo island. Seven species, namely, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758), Periplaneta australasiae (Fabricius, 1775), Blattella lituricollis (Walker, 1868), Ony...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Komatsu N,Kishimoto T,Uchida A,Ooi HK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disease melioidosis, caused by the soil bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, often manifests as acute septicemia with high fatality. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) plays a key role during the inflammatory response induced by bacteria. We used a murine model of acute melioidosis to investigate the effects...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Tay TF,Maheran M,Too SL,Hasidah MS,Ismail G,Embi N

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the colonization of the stratiomyid species Ptecticus melanurus (Walker) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in monkey carrion and its potential for the determination of the minimum time since death (PMI). A study was conducted in a tropical forest at Bangi, Malaysia from 13 November 2009 to 8 June 201...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Azwandi A,Omar B

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior to the implementation of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination worldwide, H. influenzae has been one of the main causative agents of community acquired pneumonia and meningitis in children. Due to the lack of information on the characteristics of the H. influenzae isolates that have previously been col...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Mohd-Zain Z,Kamsani NH,Ismail IS,Ahmad N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crab is an important source of food allergen. Tropomyosin represents the main crab allergen and is responsible for IgE cross-reactivity between various species of crustaceans. Recently, other new crab allergens including arginine kinase have been identified. However, information on allergens of the local Portuni...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Rosmilah M,Shahnaz M,Zailatul HM,Noormalin A,Normilah I

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children and adult Orang Aslis (Aborigines) from different locations in Perak. Faecal samples were collected and analyzed using the direct smear and formal ether sedimentation technique. Some of the faecal samples were stained usi...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Sinniah B,Sabaridah I,Soe MM,Sabitha P,Awang IP,Ong GP,Hassan AK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A focal outbreak of malaria at Sialimal sub-centre of Balasore district of Orissa was reported during the month of March, 2010. Three villages of the above block were affected. Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar has conducted an entomological survey and a central clinic simultaneously, with door to do...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Mahapatra N,Marai N,Dhal K,Nayak RN,Panigrahi BK,Mallick G,Ranjit M,Kar SK,Kerketta AS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work is to evaluate the usefulness of a standardized clinical classification of hydroceles in lymphatic filariasis endemic countries to guide their surgical management. 64 patients with hydroceles were operated in 2009-2010, in Level II hospitals (WHO classification), during two visits to F...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Capuano GP,Capuano C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report of Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Wulp) (Diptera: Muscidae) on a human corpse discovered in a high-rise building in Malaysia. On 5 March 2008, a decomposing body of an adult female was found on the top floor of a thirteen-story building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her body was colonized by S. nu...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Syamsa RA,Ahmad FM,Zuha RM,Khairul AZ,Marwi MA,Shahrom AW,Omar B

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to investigate the low prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in Johor Bahru as reported by veterinary practitioners, using wet blood mount, Knott's Concentration Test and two heartworm antigen test kits (IDEXX Canine SNAP® 4Dx and RapiGEN®). This study also compared the two test kits...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Ng KL,Lee EL,Sani RA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case series report we aim to report a Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)-like syndrome associated with Hemiscorpius lepturus sting in 4 individuals and a novel management protocol for this life-threatening condition that comprised partial exchange transfusion in severe scorpionism. ...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Shayesteh AA,Zamiri N,Peymani P,Zargani FJ,Lankarani KB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasmosis can cause serious disease in immunocompromised patients and to congenitally infected foetuses. Appropriate laboratory investigations in potential cases of acute Toxoplasma infection are important. Excretory secretory antigen (ESA) is immunogenic during both human and experimental infections, theref...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Saadatnia G,Ghaffarifar F,Khalilpour A,Amerizadeh A,Rahmah N

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of human amoebiasis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries and is responsible for up to 100,000 deaths worldwide each year. Entamoeba dispar, morphologically indistinguishable from E. histolytica is more common in humans in many parts o...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Tengku SA,Norhayati M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explored the efficacy of Toxorhynchites splendens, predator of Aedes albopictus as a biocontrol agent. There was a negative correlation between Ae. albopictus larval population and Tx. splendens larval population in ovitraps (r=-0.287, R²=0.0821). The correlation is higher between the mean number of Ae. alb...

journal_title：Tropical biomedicine

authors： Nyamah MA,Sulaiman S,Omar B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00