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A case report of Brugian filariasis outside an endemic area in Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 October 2012

S. Yokmek ,
W. Warunyuwong ,
S. Rojanapanus ,
C. Jiraamornimit ,
J.J. Boitano  and
S. Wongkamchai
S. Yokmek
Affiliation:
Vector Borne Disease Control Center, no. 11.3Surat Thani, Thailand
W. Warunyuwong
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
S. Rojanapanus
Affiliation:
Bureau of Vector Borne Disease Control, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand
C. Jiraamornimit
Affiliation:
Bureau of Vector Borne Disease Control, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand
J.J. Boitano
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
S. Wongkamchai*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
*
*Fax: +66-02-4112084 E-mail: siswk@mahidol.ac.th
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Abstract

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.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 87 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 510 - 514
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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