Studies on the Malayan forest rat filaria, Breinlia booliati: periodicity and microfilaraemic patterns during the course of infection.
Breinlia booliati exhibited nocturnal subperiodicity in its natural host, Rattus sabanus in contrast to experimentally infected laboratory-reared albine rats which showed irregular fluctuations of microfilariae throughout the 24 hour cycle. All the infected albino rats showed a prepatent period between 11-14 weeks postinoculation. Three patterns of microfilaraemia were discerned during the course of infection 38/49 rats displayed a single peak, 4/49 displayed 2 peaks about 12-15 weeks apart and 7/49 showed a sustained high plateau-like pattern of microfilaraemia. Cortisone had no effect on microfilarial levels when administered to rats near postpatency and some at postpatency.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D003348:Cortisone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D010507:Periodicity; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D013997:Time Factors
D003348:Cortisone