Publications by authors named "Nattaya Watwiengkam"
Background And Aim: Bovine mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland of dairy cattle that causes economic losses due to poor quantity and quality of milk. The extensive or incorrect use of antibiotics has increased in the veterinary field, leading to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens worldwide. This study aimed to investigate bovine mastitis bacterial pathogens in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand.
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- * Researchers collected ticks from 70 dogs showing symptoms like fever and lethargy, finding that 78.57% of the ticks tested positive for pathogens, with the most common being a specific single infection.
- * The findings indicate a high prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in the area, suggesting the need for better tick control measures to prevent these diseases in companion dogs.
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- Researchers implemented various strategies in Thailand to control opisthorchiasis, resulting in a shift from concentrated "heavy" infections in villages to more widespread "light" infections across broader areas.
- The study developed a new diagnostic method called the urine OV-ES assay using monoclonal antibodies to detect OV antigens in urine, aiming to improve upon the existing formalin ethyl-acetate concentration technique (FECT), which struggles with sensitivity and specificity for light infections.
- By comparing the urine OV-ES assay to FECT in Northeastern Thailand, the study evaluated its diagnostic performance, determining its sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value using advanced statistical methods like ROC curves and logistic regression.
Copro-antigen detection has been advocated as a promising method for diagnosis of opisthorchiasis, particularly in people that harbored light infection or have had recent drug treatment. This study aimed to improve performance of a monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Mab-ELISA) for detection of Opisthorchis viverrini copro-antigen and assess the correlation between copro-antigen and intensity of infection. Four different treatment methods of 71 samples from the Lawa endemic area, Khon Kaen province were assessed for copro-antigen detection, namely (1) phosphate buffer saline (PBS), (2) heating (70°C 30min), (3) alkaline (pH 9.
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