The filarial parasites that pose the most serious public health threats are Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Brugia timori, Onchocerca volvulus, and Loa loa . (medscape.com)
presbytis cristatus (silvered leaf monkey) (25%) and felis catus (domestic cat) (7%) were infected with brugia malayi and b. pahangi. (liverpool.ac.uk)
To assess whether this pattern is true of nematodes in general, we have used genome sequence to compare two nematode species that last shared a common ancestor approximately 300 million years ago: the model C. elegans and the filarial parasite Brugia malayi . (biomedcentral.com)
Larvae1
The adults and larvae are found in the lymphatic vessels. (wikipedia.org)
Genus4
Brugia pahangi is a parasitic roundworm belonging to the genus Brugia. (wikipedia.org)
This genus of Brugia is most commonly recognized by the spicules in males, which are needle like mating structures that open the vulva of the female worm. (wikipedia.org)
In the Brugia genus, there are two spicules, they are the shortest in length, the left one being 200-215 μm and the right one 75-90 μm long. (wikipedia.org)
A recent study in three black fly species in the genus Simulium found differential Wolbachia prevalence among species, suggesting host-specific interactions 16 . (nature.com)
Parasite1
the major helminth parasites found in wild, semi-wild and golden sovereign stock guinea fowl were heterakis gallinarum, ascaridia galli, capillaria caudinflata, raillietina tetragona and r. echinobothrida, while eimeria species was the most important gastro-intestinal protozoan parasite. (liverpool.ac.uk)
Wolbachia4
Wolbachia is an endosymbiont bacteria found in many filariae that assists in reproduction and survival, including in O volvulus . (medscape.com)
Evidence also indicates that differences seen in the severe and mild strains of O volvulus relate to the amount of Wolbachia symbiote found in the different strains. (medscape.com)
The Wolbachia strain w Mel was recently found to increase locomotor activities and possibly trigger cytoplasmic incompatibility in the transinfected fly Drosophila nigrosparsa . (nature.com)
We discuss our findings also in the light of how Wolbachia survive within both the native and the novel host. (nature.com)
Prevalence2
Interestingly, ectoparasites were found solely in the hot, rainy season with a prevalence of 75% ( N = 16 animals). (biomedcentral.com)
No significant difference in infection intensity between the two host species, and no effect of season, daytime of sampling or sex on prevalence or infection intensity was found. (biomedcentral.com)
Cats2
Brugia pahangi have been found in cats in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. (wikipedia.org)
There are times in which B.pahangi can be found under the skin and in the corpses of dead cats. (wikipedia.org)
Species1
However, in a rainforest-dwelling lemur species, the diademed sifaka ( Propithecus diadema ), ticks ( Haemaphysalis lemuris ) were found to be more prevalent in the dry than in the rainy season [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Host1
Our findings support that sleeping site ecology affects ectoparasite infestation in nocturnal, arboreal mammalian hosts in the tropics, whereas there is no significant effect of host sex. (biomedcentral.com)
Infection1
When it bites, inoculation of microfilaria is passed through salivary glands Using Knott's technique, researchers can find the infection through the microfilariae in the blood through a direct smear. (wikipedia.org)
Blood1
To find if the cat is infected or not, a blood test is taken. (wikipedia.org)
Brugia timori is restricted to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. (cdc.gov)
Microfilaria4
When it bites, inoculation of microfilaria is passed through salivary glands Using Knott's technique, researchers can find the infection through the microfilariae in the blood through a direct smear. (wikipedia.org)