Canine Filarial Infections in a Human Brugia malayi Endemic Area of India

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.