First report on the enzootic maintenance of <i>Dirofilaria</i> sp. <i>hongkongensis</i> in the canine hosts and mosquito vector <i>Armigeres subalbatus</i> (Coquillet) in Puducherry
The abundance of the vectors, susceptible dog population and ecosystem in Puducherry confers a congenial niche for the parasite and poses a risk for human transmission. Implementation of one health-based control measure would help to curtail the infection.
Authors
- Krishan Kumar Sihag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1181-0602)
- Manju Rahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-0935)
- Uma Sambath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5641-5059)
- Panneer Devaraju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0638-9590)
- S Srikanth
- Waseema Arif
- Mathivanan Ashokkumar
- Kumar Raja
- Jagatheesh Manikannan
- Abiramy Prabavathy A
Institutions
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (IN)
- Vector Control Research Centre (IN)
- Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traf037
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40