Table 1.
Prevalence of canine microfilariae in a human B. malayi endemic area of Kerala, India, based on wet film examination, Giemsa staining, histochemical staining, and polymerase chain reaction.
| Place | Samples examined | W. f | G | Histochemical reaction/acid phosphatase reaction | Polymerase chain reaction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. repens | A. reconditum | B. pahangi | New reaction |
B. malayi
like |
D. repens | A. reconditum | Brugia sp. (Hha1) | ||||
| Kadakkarappally | 37 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Kuthiathode | 57 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
| Pattanakkad | 70 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
|
| |||||||||||
| Total | 164 | 51 | 70 | 45 | 2 | 18 | 58 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 23 |
W. f: wet film examination; G: Giemsa staining.