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Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia

Malaria is a serious global health problem, and rapid, accurate diagnosis is required to control the disease. A number of methods have been developed in recent years for diagnosing this disease, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technique that detect specific nucleic acid sequences, an...

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Asıl Yazarlar: James Abie, Marsyia, Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar, Ho, Gim Chong, Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari
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Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: 2010
Online Erişim:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30955/1/Proceedings-31.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:30955 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30955/ Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia James Abie, Marsyia Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar Ho, Gim Chong Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari Malaria is a serious global health problem, and rapid, accurate diagnosis is required to control the disease. A number of methods have been developed in recent years for diagnosing this disease, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technique that detect specific nucleic acid sequences, and microscopic examination of thin blood films that remains the most widely and commonly used method. In this study, blood samples were collected from 125 wild macaques consisting of 18 Macaca nemestrina and 107 M. fasicularis from various areas of Selangor. Giemsa-stained thin blood films (TBF) were prepared, and PCR using Plasmodium genus-specific primers for initial amplification and nested species-specific primers for Plasmodium knowlesi was conducted on all the blood samples. The prevalence of Plasmodium by TBF was 1.9% in M. fasicularis and 27.8% in M. nemestrina. The molecular prevalence of Plasmodium was 64.5% in M. fasicularis and 100% in M. nemestrina. When P. knowlesi-specific PCR was carried out, the prevalence in M. nemestrina was 5.6%, whereas in M. fasicularis it was 23.3%. These results indicate that the local wild macaques harbor a high rate of infection of Plasmodium. In addition, the prevalence of P. knowlesi, the zoonotic malaria parasite is higher than previously assumed. This warrants further investigation as these macaques may be potential reservoirs of human malaria in Malaysia. 2010-01-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30955/1/Proceedings-31.pdf James Abie, Marsyia and Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar and Ho, Gim Chong and Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari (2010) Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia. In: 5th Seminar in Veterinary Sciences, 5-8 Jan. 2010, Serdang, Selangor. .
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description Malaria is a serious global health problem, and rapid, accurate diagnosis is required to control the disease. A number of methods have been developed in recent years for diagnosing this disease, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technique that detect specific nucleic acid sequences, and microscopic examination of thin blood films that remains the most widely and commonly used method. In this study, blood samples were collected from 125 wild macaques consisting of 18 Macaca nemestrina and 107 M. fasicularis from various areas of Selangor. Giemsa-stained thin blood films (TBF) were prepared, and PCR using Plasmodium genus-specific primers for initial amplification and nested species-specific primers for Plasmodium knowlesi was conducted on all the blood samples. The prevalence of Plasmodium by TBF was 1.9% in M. fasicularis and 27.8% in M. nemestrina. The molecular prevalence of Plasmodium was 64.5% in M. fasicularis and 100% in M. nemestrina. When P. knowlesi-specific PCR was carried out, the prevalence in M. nemestrina was 5.6%, whereas in M. fasicularis it was 23.3%. These results indicate that the local wild macaques harbor a high rate of infection of Plasmodium. In addition, the prevalence of P. knowlesi, the zoonotic malaria parasite is higher than previously assumed. This warrants further investigation as these macaques may be potential reservoirs of human malaria in Malaysia.
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author James Abie, Marsyia
Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar
Ho, Gim Chong
Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari
spellingShingle James Abie, Marsyia
Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar
Ho, Gim Chong
Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari
Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia
author_facet James Abie, Marsyia
Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar
Ho, Gim Chong
Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari
author_sort James Abie, Marsyia
title Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia
title_short Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Molecular and morphological detection of Plasmodium species in wild macaques in Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort molecular and morphological detection of plasmodium species in wild macaques in selangor, malaysia
publishDate 2010
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30955/1/Proceedings-31.pdf
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