A Study Of Canine Dirofilariasis In Kuala Lumpur

Although much importance has been placed on human filariasis , work on canine filariasis is limited in this country . This study was carried out to obtain a general overview on the status of canine dirofilariasis in Kuala Lumpur. Throughout a one year study , parasitological records were studied and...

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Hlavní autor: Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur
Médium: Diplomová práce
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 1988
On-line přístup:http://ethesis.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4900/1/FPV_1988_4_F.pdf
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spelling oai:ethesis.upm.edu.my:4900 http://ethesis.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4900/ A Study Of Canine Dirofilariasis In Kuala Lumpur Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur Although much importance has been placed on human filariasis , work on canine filariasis is limited in this country . This study was carried out to obtain a general overview on the status of canine dirofilariasis in Kuala Lumpur. Throughout a one year study , parasitological records were studied and blood samples were collected from stray dogs which were later necropsied . Blood samples were subjected to the modified Knott's concentration technique, the dire ct smear and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay which was developed using the adult worm antigen . Information was obtained from private practitioners by the use of questionaires . The period prevalence of canine dirofilariasis was 42. 0 percent and 10.0 percent within the s t ray dog and owned dog populations respectively. 1988-06 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://ethesis.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4900/1/FPV_1988_4_F.pdf Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur (1988) A Study Of Canine Dirofilariasis In Kuala Lumpur. Masters thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. (FPV 1988 4).
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description Although much importance has been placed on human filariasis , work on canine filariasis is limited in this country . This study was carried out to obtain a general overview on the status of canine dirofilariasis in Kuala Lumpur. Throughout a one year study , parasitological records were studied and blood samples were collected from stray dogs which were later necropsied . Blood samples were subjected to the modified Knott's concentration technique, the dire ct smear and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay which was developed using the adult worm antigen . Information was obtained from private practitioners by the use of questionaires . The period prevalence of canine dirofilariasis was 42. 0 percent and 10.0 percent within the s t ray dog and owned dog populations respectively.
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