Izwan-Anas, N. and Ya'cob, Z. and Low, V. L. and Lourdes, E. Y. and Teoh, B. -t. and Mansor, M. S. and Ramli, R. and Pramual, P. and Adler, P. H. and Takaoka, H. and Abubakar, S. (2024) First blood-meal record of Simulium asakoae (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Malaysia, with notes on its distribution in Asia and status as a potential vector. Tropical Biomedicine, 41 (3). pp. 251-256. ISSN 0127-5720, DOI https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.41.3.003.
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Simulium asakoae Takaoka and Davies has been confirmed to bite humans and has been incriminated as a vector of blood protozoan parasites of the genera Leucocytozoon and Trypanosoma, as well as an unknown filarial parasite in Thailand. However, its attraction to humans has remained uninvestigated in Malaysia. Recently, 27 black flies were collected in Pahang, Malaysia, of which 25 were captured in CO2-baited Malaise traps and two were collected from humans during trapping activity. All specimens were morphologically identified as S. asakoae. Cytochrome c oxidase I sequences of the two specimens caught on humans showed 100% similarity with those of S. asakoae in the NCBI GenBank, confirming their morphological identity. Blood-meal analysis using a HAL<middle dot>HARTM kit did not show the presence of domestic or wild animal DNA. However, human DNA was amplified from one engorged fly in the cytochrome b gene amplification assay, providing the first evidence of blood-feeding by S. asakoae in Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) niche area vector and vector-borne diseases (MO002-2019) ; (TIDREC-2023), Program Dana Langganan Sukuk Pakej Rangsangan Ekonomi Prihatin Rakyat (MO002-2021) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Public health; Malaise trap; infectious diseases; Onchocerca sp.; zoonosis |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2025 07:49 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2025 07:49 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/47475 |
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