%0 Journal Article
%T Morphological and molecular characteristics of Malayfilaria sofiani Uni, Mat Udin & Takaoka n. g., n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard & Duvaucel (Mammalia: Scandentia) in Peninsular Malaysia
%A Ahmad Syihan Mat Udin
%A Chee Dhang Chen
%A Coralie Martin
%A Daicus Martin Belabut
%A Emilie Lefoulon
%A Hasmahzaiti Omar
%A Hiroyuki Takaoka
%A Kerstin Junker
%A Makoto Matsubayashi
%A Masako Fukuda
%A Masashi Harada
%A Mohd Sofian Azirun
%A Muhammad Rasul Abdullah Halim
%A Narifumi Suganuma
%A Nur Afiqah Zainuri
%A Rosli Hashim
%A Rosli Ramli
%A Saharul Kasim
%A Shigehiko Uni
%A Sinnadurai Sivanandam
%A Subha Bhassu
%A Takeshi Agatsuma
%A Van Lun Low
%A Weerachai Saijuntha
%A Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim
%J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors".
%D 2017
%R 10.1186/s13071-017-2105-9
%X The filarial nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold, 1877), Brugia malayi (Brug, 1927) and B. timori Partono, Purnomo, Dennis, Atmosoedjono, Oemijati & Cross, 1977 cause lymphatic diseases in humans in the tropics, while B. pahangi (Buckley & Edeson, 1956) infects carnivores and causes zoonotic diseases in humans in Malaysia. Wuchereria bancrofti, W. kalimantani Palmieri, Pulnomo, Dennis & Marwoto, 1980 and six out of ten Brugia spp. have been described from Australia, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and India. However, the origin and evolution of the species in the Wuchereria-Brugia clade remain unclear. While investigating the diversity of filarial parasites in Malaysia, we discovered an undescribed species in the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard & Duvaucel (Mammalia: Scandentia)
%K Filarial nematodes
%K Lymphatic filariosis
%K Molecular identification
%K Onchocercidae
%K Scandentia
%K Southeast Asia
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397817/