On the Second Case of Human Infection with Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens from Ceylon

Wd, Ratnavale; As, Dissanaike

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“…This parasite has been recovered from subcutaneous cysts of man in Ceylon. (Wijetilleke et al, 1962 ;Ratnavale et al, 1964). The fact that these parasites are walled off and therefore without contact with the humoral or lymphatic circulation which would be responsible for dissemination of the antigenic stimulus, may explain the absence of antibody to this parasite.…”

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The Fluorescent Antibody Test in the Serological Diagnosis of the Causative Organisms of Tropical Eosinophilia and Filariasis

Jayewardene

Wijayaratnam

1968

J. Helminthol.

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The results of the fluorescent antibody test with sera from tropical eosinophilia and filariasis cases tested against four species of microfilariae are reported. The majority of sera from both groups showed the presence of antibody to the human parasite W. bancrofti. In the filarial group only those with clinically active disease of short duration showed a positive fluorescence reaction. Some sera of both groups reacted positively with microfilariae of the animal parasites B. ceylonensis and Setaria sp. These were species specific reactions as seen by diminished or absence of fluorescence after absorption of specific antibody.

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The Fluorescent Antibody Test in the Serological Diagnosis of the Causative Organisms of Tropical Eosinophilia and Filariasis

Jayewardene

Wijayaratnam

1968

J. Helminthol.

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“…Abortive filarial zoonoses have been reported as causing a variety of other pathological lesions including subcutaneous tumours, eye lesions, lymphadenopathy and pulmonary eosinophilia (Desportes 1940, Faust 1957, Buckley 1958, O'Grady et al 1962and Ratnavale et al 1964 and there are records of worms being found in the heart, vena cava and lungs (Faust et al 1941, Teixeira de Freitas andMayall 1953). Most of the records are from the more advanced countries like the U.S.A., Europe and Russia.…”

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Filarial Infections as Zoonoses

Nelson

1965

J. Helminthol.

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The Joint Committee of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization (1959) defined the zoonoses as "those diseases and infections naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man". This is not a zoological term, but a medical term which was introduced by Virchow to categorise diseases like bovine tuberculosis which man acquires from animals. Unfortunately many zoologists and veterinarians have failed to recognise the restricted use of the term and it is not uncommon, especially in the United States, to find that purely animal diseases are classified as zoonoses. This misuse of the term has resulted in a good deal of confusion, but in spite of this the existence of the name "zoonoses" has served a useful purpose in focussing attention on the zoological aspects of infectious diseases. Medical epidemiologists are no longer content to confine their attention to interhuman transmission ; in every situation, no matter whether the disease is caused by a virus, a bacterium, a fungus, a protozoan, a helminth, or an arthropod, the question has to be asked, "Is this a zoonosis?" As a result, more and more diseases which were thought to be confined to man are being added to the list of zoonoses and several syndromes classified as being of "unknown aetiology" are now believed to be due to abortive infections with organisms from animals.In dealing with the zoonoses it is essential to discover the direction of transmission ; it is of little value to know that a particular organism is found in both man and animals. What we are really concerned about is the relative significance of man and animals as maintenance hosts of the particular infections. As far as the filarial parasites are concerned, we are only beginning to realise that they represent one of the most interesting and almost unexplored groups of the zoonoses. The present paper can do no more than summarise existing information and suggest lines for further study.

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Histological morphology of adult Dirofilaria roemeri and anatomy of the microfilaria

Spratt

1972

International Journal for Parasitology

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On the Second Case of Human Infection with Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens from Ceylon

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The Fluorescent Antibody Test in the Serological Diagnosis of the Causative Organisms of Tropical Eosinophilia and Filariasis

The Fluorescent Antibody Test in the Serological Diagnosis of the Causative Organisms of Tropical Eosinophilia and Filariasis

Filarial Infections as Zoonoses

Histological morphology of adult Dirofilaria roemeri and anatomy of the microfilaria

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