ENTOMOLOGY UNIT
2016
1. Nazni WA, Bandara MRSS, Azahari AH, Craig RW and Lee HL. Skip oviposition behavior of laboratory, field and transgenic strain of Aedes aegypti (L.). The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2016; 47(4): 680 – 690.
2. Essam ASS, Gamal B, Zeinab A and Nazni WA. First Report on Mosquito Parasitic Mites in Saudi Arabia. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2016; 48(6): 1 – 5.
3. Nazni WA. Lalat sebagai agen pembawa dan pengubat. Ensikopledia 2016; Dewan Bahasa Pustaka.
4. Lee HL, David L, Nazni WA, Rozilawati H, Nurulhusna H, Noor Afizah A, Rosilawati R, Roziah A, Teh CH, and Seleena B. Thermally applied Lysinibacillus sphaericus and pyrethroids against Culex sitiens Wiedemann and Culex quinquefasciatus Say in Malaysia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2016; 47(4): 747 – 758
5. Rozilawati H, Mohd Masri S, Tanaselvi K, Zairi J, Nazni WA, and HL Lee. Effect of temperature on the immature development of Aedes albopictus Skuse. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2016; 47(4): 731 –746.
6. Nurulhusna AH, Khadri MS, Yusoff MM, Shuhaida MI, Abdullah AG, Ezhar A, Mohd-Naim MN and Lee HL (2016) Behavioral Response of Aedes aegypti (L.) to its Semiochemicals. Southeast Asian Tropical Medicine and Public Health 47 (4); 691 – 700.
7. MY Noor Azian, S Lokman Hakim, MS Khadri, MY Yusri, JI Adela, M Noor, OS Nurhainis, G Karnan and H Shamilah. Southeast Asian Journal Tropical Medicine Public Health. 2016: 47 (4) July, 607-616 Leishmaniasis in Peninsular Malaysia: The Role of Immigrant Workers and The Vector.
8. Restu WM, Ibrahim H, Nurulhusna, AH and Khalijah Awang. Efficacy of Four Species of Zingiberaceae Extract Against Vectors of Dengue, Chikungunya and Filariasis. Tropical Biomedicine (2017), 34(2): 375–387
2017
1. Teh CH, Nazni WA, Nurulhusna AH, Noorazah A, and Lee HL. Determination of antibacterial activity and minimum inhibitory concentration of larval extract of fly via resazurin-based turbidometric assay. BMC Microbiology 2017; 17: 36. doi: 10.1186/s12866-017-0936-3
2. Wan-Norafikah O, Chen CD,. Mohd-Amir MH Azahari AH, Zainal-Abidin H, Nazni WA, Mariam M, Mohd-Shahizan J and Sofian-Azirun M.Mosquito Larval Surveillance in a Rice Field in Tanjung Karang, Selangor, Malaysia Advanced Science Letters 2017; 23, 1480–1483,
3. Heo CC, , Baha L, Hiromu Kurahashi, Siew HT, Chew WK, Nazni WA, Baharudin O. Preliminary observations of necrophagous dipteran activities and a new host record of parasitoids on a high-rise building. Polish Journal of Entomology 2017; Volume 8.
4. Sequential Minimal Optimization Algorithm with Support Vector Machine for Mosquito Larvae Identification. Yusoff Marina, Jefri, Noor Jalilah and Shahar Mohd Khadri (2017). Advance Science Letters, Volume 23, Number 5, May 2017, pp 4274-4277.
5. Noor Afizah A, Vythilingam I, Lim YAL, Nur Zatil Aqmar M, Lee HL. Detection of Wolbachia in Aedes albopictus and their effects on chikungunya virus. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017; 96(1).
6. Andrew James Maynard, Luke Ambrose; Robert D Cooper; Weng K Chow; Joseph B Davis; Mutizwa Odwell Muzari; Andrew F van den Hurk; Din Syafruddin; Yan Naung Maung Maung; Rohani Ahmad; Nigel W Beebe. Tiger on the Prowl: Spatio-temporal genetic structure of the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) in the Indo-Pacific" on PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005546
7. Norashiqin Misni, Zurainee Mohamed Nor & Rohani Ahmad (2017). Repellent effect of microencapsulated essential oil in lotion formulation against mosquito bites. J Vector Borne Dis 54, March 2017, pp. 205-16.
8. Rosilawati Rasli, Nazni Wasi Ahmad, Lee Han Lim, Nurulhusna Ab Hamid, Roziah Ali, Khairul Asuad Muhammed, Siti Futri Farahininajua, Mohd Farihan, Ropiah (2017). Pyrethroids resistance status of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linneaus) from dengue endemic areas in peninsular Malaysia. The International Medical Journal Malaysia.16(2)73-78.
2018
1. Nazni WA (2018). Miasis, Penyebab Dan Pengawalannya. Ensikopledia Dewan Bahasa Pustaka.
2. Rosilawati R, Lee HL, Nazni WA , Siti Futri FF, Roziah A, Khairul Asuad M, Azahari AH, Qi-yong L and Feng XM. Susceptibility Status and Resistance Mechanisms in Permethrin-Selected, Laboratory Susceptible and Field-Collected Aedes aegypti from Malaysia. Insects 2018; 9 (43) 1-17 ; doi:10.3390/insects9020043
3. Wan-Norafikah O, Chen CD, Mohd-Amir MH, Azahari AH, Zainal-Abidin AH, Nazni WA, Mariam M, Mohd-Shahizan J and Sofian-Azirun M. Diversity Of Mosquito Larval Habitats In Human Habitations Within A Rice Cultivation Area In Padang Serai, Kedah, Malaysia. Malays. Appl. Biol. 2018; 47(3): 159–164
4. Greenhalgh D, Liang Y, Nazni WA, Teoh GN, Lee HL and Massad E (2018). Modelling the Effect of a Novel Auto-Dissemination Trap on the Spread of Dengue in High-Rise Condominia, Malaysia. Journal of Biological Systems 2018; 26 (4): 553-578.
5. Noor Afizah A, Mohd Arif AK, Nazni WA, Lee HL. Ovitrap surveillance of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in dengue endemic areas in Keramat and Shah Alam, Selangor in 2016. Int Med J Malays 2018; 17(3), 59-64.
6. Rohani Ahmad , Ismail Suzilah, Wan Mohamad Ali Wan Najdah, Omar Topek, Ibrahim Mustafakamal and Han Lim Lee (2018). Factors determining dengue outbreak in Malaysia. PLoS One 13(2): e0193326
2019
1. Nazni WA, Hoffmann AA et al, Establishment of Wolbachia Strain wAlbB in Malaysian Populations of Aedes aegypti for Dengue Control. Curr Biol. 2019; 29(24):4241-4248.e5. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.007
2. Jasper M, Thomas L. Schmidt, Nazni WA, Steven P. Sinkins and Ary A. Hoffmann A. genomic approach to inferring kinship reveals limited intergenerational dispersal in the yellow fever mosquito. Molecular Ecology Resources 2019; DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13043
3. Roziah A, Rosilawati R, Nazni WA, Norazizah A, Khairul Asuad M, and Lee HL Pteridine Fluorescence in Age Determinations of Immature Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Tropical Biomedicine 2019; 36(2): 1–7.
4. Noor Afizah A , Torno MM, Nur Jannah J, Azahari AZ, Khairul Asuad M, Nazni WA and Lee HL. DNA Barcoding Complementing Morphological Taxonomic Identification Of Mosquitoes In Peninsular Malaysia. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2019; 50 (1) 36-46.
5. Liang Y, Ahmad Mohiddin MN, Bahauddin R, Hidayatul FO, Nazni WA, Lee HL and D. Greenhalgh D. Modelling the Effect of a Novel Autodissemination Trap on the Spread of Dengue in Shah Alam and Malaysia. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine 2019; Article ID 1923479
6. Nazni WA Suntikan Wolbachia untuk Majalah Al-Siha, 2019; Revon Media 2019.
7. Rohani Ahmad, Abdul Rahman Aidil Azahary, Ke-Xin Yu, Mohamed Nor Zurainee, Wan Mohamad Ali Wan Najdah and Han Lim Lee (2019). Insecticide susceptibility status and resistance mechanism of Anopheles cracens Sallum and Peyton and Anopheles maculatus Theobald (Family: Culicidae) from knowlesi malaria endemic areas in Peninsular Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 12(2): 79-86
8. Dhesi Baha Raja, Rainier Mallol, Choo Yee Ting, Fadzilah Kamaludin, Rohani Ahmad, Suzilah Ismail, Vivek Jason Jayaraj and Bala Murali Sundram (2019). Artificial intellingence model as predictor for dengue outbreaks. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 19(2): 103-108
9. Nurulhusna AH, Siti Nurfadhlina MN, Saadatian-Elahi M, Nur Rasyidah I, Rohaiyu MR, Lee HL et al. Residual Spray for the Control of Aedes Vectors in Dengue Outbreak Residential Areas., Advances in Entomology, (2019). 7(4),
10. Rosilawati Rasli, Nabila Rosney, Siti Futri Farahininajua, Nazni Wasi Ahmad, Lee Han Lim (2019). A preliminary proteomic study of permethrin resistant and susceptible Aedes aegypti (L.). Tropical Biomedicine 36(4): 855-865
2020
1. Nazni WA, Teoh G.N, Oreenaiza N, Farah H, Suhana O, Chandru A, M. Khairul Asuad, Norazizah A, Azman M, Topek O, Liang Y, Greenhalgh D , Rosemary Lees and Lee HL. Field Effectiveness Of Pyriproxifen Auto-dissemination Trap Against Container-breeding Aedes In High-rise Condominiums. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2020; 51(6): 937-952.
2. Roziah A, Ruziyatul A A , Nazni WA, Azahari AH , Khairul Asuad M , Rosilawati R, Cheong Y L , Henry AC , Wan KL , Lee HL. Entomological Surveillance Associated with Human Zika Cases in Miri Sarawak, Malaysia Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020; 102(5):964-970.doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0339.
3.. Lee HL,, Tee BH Wong PY, Thu JY, Aidil Azahary AR, Tengku Najiehah TA and Nazni WA (2020). Mosquito Larvicidal And Residual Activity Of Capsular Temephos Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2020; 51(5).
4. Harikrishna K. R. Nair , Nazni WA, Lee HL, Norazah A, Suhana O, Noor Shazleen Husnie MM and Sylvia SYC . Hirudotherapy in Wound Healing The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds 2020; 1– 7. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1534734620948299
5. Harikrishna K. R. Nair, Nazni WA, Chien HT, Lee HL, and Sylvia SYC . Maggot Debridement Therapy in Malaysia. The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds 2020; 1–9. DOI: 10.1177/153473462093
6. Heo CC, Rahimi R, Mengual X, M Isa MS, Zainal S, Khofar PN, Nazni WA. Eristalinus arvorum (Fabricius, 1787) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Human Skull: A New Fly Species of Forensic Importance. J Forensic Sci. 2020; 65(1):276-282. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14128. Epub 2019 Jul 15. PMID: 31305956.
7. Noor Afizah A, Mancini M-V, Ant TH, Martinez J, Kamarul GMR, Nazni WA, et al. Wolbachia strain wAlbB maintains high density and dengue inhibition following introduction into a field population of Aedes aegypti. Philos Trans R Soc B Biol Sci 2020; 376(1818):20190809. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0809
8. Noor Afizah A.; Endersby-Harshman NM, Mohd Mazni NR, Mohd Zabari NZA, Amran SNS, Ridhuan Ghazali MK, Abdul Karim MA, Cheong YL., Sinkins SP. Nazni WA, Hoffmann AA. Characterization of Sodium Channel Mutations in the Dengue Vector Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus within the Context of Ongoing Wolbachia Releases in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Insects 2020, 11, 529.
9. Ross PA, Callahan AG, Yang Q, Jasper M, Arif MAK, Noor Afizah A, Nazni WA and Ary A. Hoffmann. An elusive endosymbiont: Does Wolbachia occur naturally in Aedes aegypti? Ecology and Evolution. 2020;00:1–11. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6012
10. Siti Futri Farahininajua F, Rosilawati R, Wan KL, Cheong YL, Nazni WA, Lee HL. Status of pyrethroid resistance in Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linneaus) from dengue hotspots in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 2020; 36(4): 855-865.
11. Nurulhusna Ab Hamid , Siti Nurfadhlina MN, John S, Nur Rasyidah I , Rohaiyu MR, Ainaa MBE, Afiq AH, Fatin Atirah A, Siti Farah A, Muhammad Khairi KZ, Nazni WA, Lee HL.. Semi-field evaluation of the bio-efficacy of two different deltamethrin formulations against Aedes species in an outdoor residual spraying study Heliyon 6 (2020) e03230
12. Nurulhusna Ab Hamid, Neal A, Remco S, Nazni WA et al,. Targeted outdoor residual spraying, autodissemination devices and their combination against Aedes mosquitoes: field implementation in a Malaysian urban setting. Bulletin of Entomological Research 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485320000188
13. Bulletin IMR No 27 Arboviral Diseases 3 articles:
i. Aedes Control Using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)
ii. First Open Release of Transgenic Aedes aegypti in Malaysia
iii. An Insecticidal Paint - Control Insect Pests And Vectors
iv. Wolbachia - Co - author
14. A Rohani, H Ahmad Fakhriy, I Suzilah, MN Zurainee, WMA Wan Najdah, M Mohd Ariffin, N Mohamad Sakiruddin, MS Mohd Afiq, J Jenarun, Y Tanrang and HL Lee (2020). Indoor and outdoor residual spraying of a novel formulation of deltamethrin K-Othrine (Polyzone) for the control of simian malaria in Sabah, Malaysia. PLoS One 15(5): e0230860
15. Wan Najdah Wan Mohd Ali, Rohani Ahmad, Zurainee Mohd Noor, Ahmad Fakhriy (2020). Spatial distribution of insecticide resistance status and enzymatic activity of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from dengue hot spot areas in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. Serangga 25(3) 65-92
16. Nurulhusna AH, Alexander N, Suer R, Nazni WA, Rose Nani M, Topek O, et al. Targeted Outdoor Residual Spraying, Autodissemination Devices and Their Combination Against Aedes Mosquitoes: Field Implementation In A Malaysian Urban Setting, Bulletin of Entomological Research (2020), 110 (6): 700 - 707.
17. Hazrulrizawati AH, Silvarajoo N & Nurulhusna AH. Chemical Composition and Repellent Activity Against Mosquito Aedes aegypti of Pelargonium radula, Syzygium aromaticum and Citrus aurantifolia Essential Oils, Materials Science Forum. (2020), 981 :253-257
18. Nurulhusna AH, Siti Nurfadhlina MN, Nur Rasyidah I, Rohaiyu MR, Ainaa Mardhia BE, Le HL et al (2020) Vertical Infestation Profile of Aedes In Selected Urban High-Rise Residences In Malaysia, Tropical Medicine Infectious Diseases. 5(3): 114.
2021
1. Harikrishna KR Nair, Nazni WA, Ismail AA, Ali A Alabed, Benjamin Oh Zheming, Gurpreet K, Haslinda H, Nurulkhusna IS. Maggot debridement therapy to treat hard-to-heal diabetic foot ulcers: a single-centre study. Journal Of Wound Care Silk Road Supplement 2021; 30 (12): 30-36.
2. Nazni WA, Teoh GN et al., Aedes control using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT). Chapter 8 in the book entitled “Genetic Modified & Other Novel Vector Control Technologies”. Publisher Springer Book 2021 (accepted for publication)..
3. Harikrishna K.R.Nair, Nazni WA, Ismail AA, Alabed Ali AA and Ahmad S. Maggot debridement therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Wounds Asia. 2021;4 (1): 19-25.
4. Mohd Ngesom AM, Ahmad Razi A, Azizan NS, Nazni WA, Asmalia ML., Yanfeng L, Greenhalgh D, Jasmine CSM, Mazrura S, Rozita H and Hidayatulfathi O. Evaluation of a mosquito home system for controlling Aedes aegypti. Parasites Vectors 2021; 14, 413 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04918-9
5. Cheong YL, Rosilawati R, Mohd-Khairuddin CI, Siti-Futri FF, Nur-Ayuni N, Lim KH, Khairul-Asuad M., Mohd-Zahari TH, Mohd-Izral YU, Mohd-Zainuldin T, Nazni WA and Lee HL. PesTrapp mobile app: A trap setting application for real-time entomological field and laboratory study. Tropical Biomedicine 2021; 38(2): 171-179. https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.2.054
6. Ngesom AMM, Nazni WA, Lee HL, Asmalia Md L, Greenhalgh D, Mazrura S, Rozita H and Hidayatulfathi O. Evaluating the Potential of Pyriproxyfen Dissemination using Mosquito Home System against Aedes albopictus at a Dengue Hotspot Area Sains Malaysiana 2021; 50(8): 2379-2393. http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2021-5008-20
7. Rosilawati R, Ruziyatul Aznieda A, Roziah A, Ab Hamid N, Teh CH, Siti-Futri F, Khairul Asuad M, Azahari AH, Nurul Fatihah M, Muhamad Ariffin M, Cheong YL, Nazni WA, Lee HL (). Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) for bio-efficacy testing of repellent products against Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linneaus). Accreditation and Quality Assurance 202; 126, pages23–26 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-021-01455-x
8. Rosilawati R, Cheong YL, Khairuddin M, Siti-Futri FF, Rusydi NN, Nur Ayuni N, Nur Amiza N, Nur Fadillah H, Zarif Azmi, Ruziyatul Aznieda A, Afiq Ahnaf H, Khairul Asuad M, Roziah A, Nurulhusna AH, Mohd Zainuldin bin Taib, Nazni WA, Lee HL. Insecticide resistance in dengue vectors from hotspots in Selangor, Malaysia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021; 15(3): e0009205. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pntd.0009205
9. Mitra Saadatian-Elahi , Alexander N , Tim Möhlmann , Carole Langlois-Jacques , Remco S , Nazni WA , Rose Nani M, Farah DA , Frederic Baur , Frederic Schmitt , Jason H Richardson , Muriel Rabilloud , Nurulhusna Ab H. Measuring the effectiveness of integrated vector management with targeted outdoor residual spraying and autodissemination devices on the incidence of dengue in urban Malaysia in the iDEM trial (intervention for Dengue Epidemiology in Malaysia): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials 2021; 30:22(1):374.doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05298-2.
10. Comparative Analyses on Synthetic Membranes for Artificial Blood Feeding of Aedes aegypti using Digital Thermo Mosquito Blood Feeder (DITMOF). Mohd Farihan Md Yatim, Aishah Hani Azil2, Nazarudin Safian, Ahmad Firdaus Mohd Salleh and Mohd Khadri Shahar, Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol. 29 (3): 2073 - 2086 (2021).
11. Field efficacy of palm oil-based nanoemulsion insecticides against Aedes aegypti in Malaysia. Aznizan Shaari, Robiah Yunus, Ismail Ab. Raman, Dzolkhifli Omar, Mohd Khadri Shahar, Dayang Radiah Awang Biak, Dina Kania, Akmal Aulia. Acta Tropica Vol 224, Dec 2021, 106107.
12. The effectiveness of Aedes mosquito trap (MyMAT) in reducing dengue cases. Mohd Khadri Shahar, Suzilah Ismail, Rohani Ahmad, Topek Omar. Submitted Aug 2021 to Journal of Vector Bourne Diseases. Jvbd_128_21
13. Rohani A., Zurainee MN., Wan Najdah WMA, Ahmad Fakhriy H, David L., Mohd Ariffin M, Mohamad Shakirudin N., Mohd Afiq MS., Hillarian M, Nurul Asmaa AR, Nurfarhana AG, Rezki Sabrina M. Outdoor residual spray for the control of monkey malaria vectors in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Journal of Mosquito Research 2021; 8(2):54-62
14. Soon Jian Gan, Yong Qi Leong, Muhammad Fakrul Hakim bin Barhanuddin, Siew Tung Wong, Shew Fung Wong, Joon Wah Mak and Rohani Binti Ahmad (2021). Dengue fever and insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes in Southeast Asia: a review. Parasites and Vectors 14(1): 315
15. Nurulhusna AH, Siti Nurfadhlina MN, Nur Rasyidah I, Muhammad Iqbal MN, Nguyen Tran Bich Diep and Lee HL. Residual efficacy of deltamethrin applied to foliage against Malaysian Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) Tropical Biomedicine, (2021), 38(2): 165-170. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.2.053
16. Saadatian-Elahi M, Alexander N, Möhlmann T, Nazni WA, Rose Nani M, Farah Diana A, Nurulhusna AH et al. The iDEM Trial (Intervention for Dengue Epidemiology in Malaysia) to measure the effectiveness of integrated vector management with targeted outdoor residual spraying and autodissemination devices on the incidence of dengue in urban Malaysia: Study protocol for cluster randomized control trial. Trials (2021). 22 (1): 374. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05298-2
17. PesTrapp mobile app: A trap setting application for real-time entomological field and laboratory study. Yoon Ling Cheong, Rosilawati R, Mohd Khairuddin Che Ibrahim, Siti Futri Farahininajua Fikri, Nur Ayuni Nazarudin, Kuang Hock Lim, Khairul Asuad Muhamed, Mohd Zahari Tajul Hassan, Mohd Izral Yahya Umpong, Mohd Zainuldin bin Taib, Nazni Wasi Ahmad, Han Lim Lee. Tropical Biomedicine, June 2021
PARASITOLOGY UNIT
2016
1. Jiram AL, Shamilah H,Reuben H. Husin SZ, Roslan A and Ismail WH. Sub microscopic evidence of the simian malaria parasite, Plasmodium knowlesi, In an Orang Asli community2016.Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2016;47(4) :591-599
2. NoorAzian MY, Hakim SL, Khadri MS, Yusri MY, Jiram AI, Noor M, Nurhainis OS, Karnan G and Shamilah H. Leishmaniasis in Peninsular Malaysia: the role of immigrant workers and the vector The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2016; 47(4): 1-8
3. Moon RW, sharaf H, Hating CH, Ho YS, Nair MB, Rchiad Z, Knuefer E, Ramaprasa A, Mohring F, Amir A, NoorAzian MY, Hall,J, Almond N, Lay YL, Pain A, Blackman MJ and Holder AA. Normocyte-binding protein required for human erythrocyte invasion by the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi. Proc National Academy of Science 2016. 113 (26) : 7231-7236
2017
4. Green JL, Wall RJ, Vahokoski J, NoorAzian MY, Mohd Ridzuan MAR, Stanway RR, Jessica Stock J, Knuepfer E, Brady D, Martin SR, Howell SA, Pires IP,. Moon WR, Molloy JE, Kursula I, Tewari R and Holder AA. Compositional and expression analyses of the glideosome during the Plasmodium life cycle reveal an additional myosin light chain required for maximum motility. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2017; 292(43): 17857-17875
5. Miguel-Oteo M, Jiram AL, Ta-Tang TH, Lanza M, Shamilah H, and Rubio JM. Nested multiplex PCR for identification and detection of human Plasmodium species including Plasmodium knowlesi, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2017; 10(3):299-304
6. Nurhainis OS and Fuad FAA. Screening of potential inhibitors of lactate dehydrogenase from Plasmodium knowlesi via virtual screening approaches. Topical Biomedicine 2019 ; 3(4): 841-854
2019
7. Jiram AL, Ooi CH , Rubio JM, Shamilah H, Karnan G., Sukor NM, Artic MM, Ismail NP and Alias NW. Evidence of asymptomatic sub microscopic malaria in low transmission areas in Belaga district, Kapit division, Sarawak, Malaysia. Malaria Journal 2019 ;18:156
8. Afiqah SH, NoorAzian MY, Mohd Ridzuan MAR, Nurhainis OS and Shamilah H. Genetic diversity of Plasmodium knowlesi among humans and long-tailed macaque populations in Peninsular Malaysia: the utility of microsatelitte markers; Journal of Infection, Genetic and Evaluation 2019; 75 103952.
9. Nurhainis OS, Noor Azian MY, and Fuad FAA. Plasmodial enzymes in metabolic pathways as therapeutic targets and contemporary strategies to discover new antimalarial drugs: a review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2019; 27(4);38-53
2020
10. NoorAzian MY, Afiqah SH, Rubio JM, Mohd Ridzuan MAR, Nurul Shuhada MA, Renuka D, MacCallyster AI, Jiram AI, Nurhamimah ZA, Nurhainis OS, Nur Fariha A, Mohd Hafizi AH, Jenarun J and Shamilah H. Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 polymorphisms in Malaysia (2008 - 2017) . The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2020; 51(1): 1-10
11. Alvarez-Fernandez A, Bernal MJ, Villajos IF, Ramirez AM, NoorAzian MY, Suarez ML, Shamilah H, De Ayala AP, Rubio JM. KASP: a genotyping method to rapid identification of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. Malaria Journal 2020; 20 (16).
ACAROLOGY UNIT
2016
1. Ernieenor FCL, Salmah Y, Mariana A, Ernna G, Shukor MN. (2016). Precise dentification of ifferent stages of a tick, Ixodes granulatus Supino, 1897 (Acari: Ixodidae). Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 6 (7): 597-604.
2. Ernieenor FCL, Mariana A, Ernna G, Faris MJ. (2016). An integrative taxonomy of molecular and traditional approaches for identification of a storage mite, Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Acari: Astigmata: Acaridae) in Malaysia. Journal of Advances in Biotechnology, 6(2): 882-889.
3. Suhaili ZA, Mariana A, Baharudin O, Ho TM, Azima LH (2016). Laboratory contact and topical evaluations of household disinfectants against house dust mites, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae (Acari: Pyroglyphidae). Tropical Biomedicine 33 (4): 1-4
2017
1. Ernieenor FCL, Ernna G, Mariana A (2017). Phenotypic and genotypic identification of hard ticks of the genus Haemaphysalis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 71(4): 387-400
2018
1. Ernieenor FCL, Ernna G, Jafson AS, Mariana A (2018). PCR identification and phylogenetic analysis of medically important dust mites Suidasia medanensis (Acari: Astigmata: Suidasiidae) in Malaysia. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 76: 99-107
2. Nur Izzah IA, Rahim NAA, Roslan A, Abdullah MT, Mariana A, & Hassan M (2018). Arthropod ectoparasite fauna of small mammals in Setiu Wetland. In: Invertebrates of Setiu Wetlands, Kuala Nerus. Mohammad et al (Eds)., pp 173-182. Publisher: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu.
2019
1. Trevor NP, Weerachai S, Nathalie B, Lidia CD, Martin P, Chatanun E, Ross HA, Mariana A, Noppadon P, Senta VM, David AP, Richard GR (2019). Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia. Zootaxa 4558 (1): 001-089. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4558.1.1
2. Madinah A, Ramlah Z, Mariana A, Mohd-Azlan J, Abdullah MT (2019). Gastrointestinal parasites of zoonotic importance observed in the wild, urban and captive populations of non-human primates in Malaysia. Journal of Medical Primatology 48 (1): 22-31
3. Azmiera N, Mariana A & Heo CC (2019). First report of Histiostoma sp. (Astigmata: Histiostomatidae) phoretic on a forensically important blow fly, Chrysomya villenuevi (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Tropical Biomedicine 36 (4): 1 - 6
4. Madinah A, Ramlah Z, Nur Hidayah AK, Mariana A, Abdullah MT (2019). Helminth parasites occurrence in wild proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus), endemic primates to Borneo Island. Journal of Medical Primatology. DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12437.
5. Santhana Raj L, Nur Afrina MH, Nur Dayana M.A, Kamesh R., Mariana A (2019). Improved method of using scanning electron microscopy to study house dust mite. Arabian Journal of Medical Sciences 3 (1): 1-3. DOI:10.5455/ajms.26
6. Mohammad Ridhuan Mohd Ali, Phiaw Chong Foo, Murnihayati Hassan, Nurahan Maning, Azura Hussin, Sharifah Zawani Syed Ahmad Yunus, Mohd Hashairi Fauzi, Alwi Muhd Besari, Azian Harun, Nabilah Ismail & Chan Yean Yean. (2019). Development and validation of TaqMan real-time PCR for the detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 36 (2): 379-389
7. Weng Kin Wong, Norazmi Mohd Nor, Rahmah Noordin, Phiaw Chong Foo, Zeehaida Mohamed, Jalaluddin Ashraful Haq, Armando Acosta, Maria E Sarmiento, Puvaneswari Subramaniam, Jiloris F Dony, Mohamad Noor Mohamad Roze, Sabariah Osman & Boon Huat Lim (2019). Parasitic infections in Malaysian aborigines with pulmonary tuberculosis: a comparative cross-sectional study. Parasitology Research 118: 2635–2642
8. Mohammad Ridhuan Mohd Ali, Lee Lih Huey, Phiaw Chong Foo, Yuan Xin Goay, Asmaliza S. Ismail, Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa, Ismail Aziah, Phua Kia Kien, Azian Harun, Nabilah Ismail & Chan Yean Yean (2019). Duplex TaqMan hydrolysis probe-based molecular assay for simultaneous detection and differentiation of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Leptospira spp. DNA. BioMed Research International 9451791: 1 - 6
2020
1. Ernieenor FCL, Apanaskevich DA, Ernna G, Mariana A (2020). Description and characterization of questing hard tick, Dermacentor steini (Acari: Ixodidae) in Malaysia based on phenotypic and genotypic traits. Experimental & Applied Acarology 80(1): 137-149
2. Phiaw Chong Foo, Nurul Najian Aminuddin Baki, Nuramin A. Muhamad, Mariana Ahamad, Maizan Mohamed, Chan Yean Yean & Boon Huat Lim (2020). Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) reaction as viable PCR substitute for diagnostic applications: a comparative analysis study of LAMP, conventional PCR, nested PCR (nPCR) and real-time PCR (qPCR) based on Entamoeba histolytica DNA derived from faecal sample. BMC Biotechnology 20 (1): 1-15
3. Azmiera N, Mariana A, Pimsler M & Heo CC (2020). Review of mites found on various animal hosts and at different localities in Malaysia. J of Med Entomology 57 (5): 1354-1363
4. Nur Izzah Izzati A, Noor Aisyah AR, Azuan R, Madinah A, Mariana A, Marina H, Muhamad Safiih L, Mohd Noor Afiq R, Mohd Tajuddin A (2020). Data on ectoparasites infestation on small mammals from different habitats in east-coast Peninsular Malaysia. Data in Brief 30: 105621
5. Noor Ilham Ahmad, Chan Yean Yean, Phiaw Chong Foo, Amira Wahida Mohamad Safiee, Siti Asma’ Hassan (2020). Prevalence and association of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin gene with the risk of sepsis in patients infected with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Infection and Public Health 13 (10):1508-1512
6. Nur Syimah Izzah AT, Noraini O, Irawati M, Moraini M, Shyamini Ann S, Mariana A, Mohd Hilmi S, Rahmat MS, Lim BL (2020). A study on the collection of the greater marmoset rat, Hapalomy longicaudatus (Rodentia: Muridae) in Peninsular Malaysia. The Malayan Nature Journal 72 (1): 1-9
2021
1. Ernieenor FCL, NorJaiza M.J, Fadillah A, Canedy J, Mariana A. Screening and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi from field‑collected on‑host chiggers (Acari: Prostigmata) recovered from a positive scrub typhus locality in Kelantan, Malaysia. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2021, 84(1):171-182
2. Nur-Faralyza Mohd Baharudin, Nur Adila Malek, Nurfatihah Zulkifli, Rafidah Lani, Christina Injan Mawang, Pouya Hassandarvish, Jasmine Elanie Khairat and Adzzie Shazleen Azman. Cytotoxic activity of methanolic extract of Streptomyces sp. strain KSF 83 on growth of human breast and colon cancer cells. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology, 2021, 17(1): 28-34
3. Madinah Adrus, Nur Akifah Mohd Jazman, Raja Nur Atiqah Raja Azizi, Mariana Ahamad, Abdullah Mohd Tajuddin. Ectoparasites fauna of rodents and scandents at different habitats of Sarawak, Malaysia. Serangga, 2021, 26(2): 26-46
4. Ernieenor Faraliana Che Lah, Ai Takano, Ernna George, Mariana Ahamad. Integrated phenotypic and genotypic approach for the characterization of local questing hard tick, Dermacentor compactus (Acari: Ixodidae). Serangga, 2021, 26(3):13-28
5. Nik Nurhafiza Nik Badrul Alam, Siti Asma’ Hassan, Azian Harun, Phiaw Chong Foo, Yasmin Khairani Muhammad Ismadi, Chan Yean Yean. Distribution of sasX, qacA/B and mupA genes and determination of genetic relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among clinical isolates and nasal swab samples from the same patients in a hospital in Malaysia. Singapore Medical Journal http://www.smj..org.sg/sites/default/files/OA-2019-044-epub.pdf
BACTERIOLOGY UNIT
2020
1. Arushothy R, Amran F, Samsuddin N, Ahmad N, Nathan. Multi locus sequence typing of clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from Malaysia. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14(12): e0008979. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008979
2021
1. Mohammad Ridhuan Mohd Ali a,1, Jia Siang Sum b,1, Nurul Najian Aminuddin Baki a, Yee Siew Choong b, Nur Asyura Nor Amdan a, Fairuz Amran a, Theam Soon Lim b,c,. Development of monoclonal antibodies against recombinant LipL21 protein of pathogenic Leptospira through phage display technology.
2. Azura Mohd Noor1*, Sumarni Mohd Ghazali2, Jama’ayah Mohd Zahidi1, Tay Bee Yong1, Rohaidah Hashim1 and Norazah Ahmad1. Identification and Differentiation of Malaysia Brucella Isolates Based on rpoB Gene Sequence Analysis.
3. Siti Roszilawati Ramli 1,2,3,+, Boyke Bunk 4,+, Cathrin Sproer 4, Robert Geffers 5, Michael Jarek 5, Sabin Bhuju 5, Marga Goris 6, Sahlawati Mustakim 7, and Frank Pessler 1,8,9,*. Complete Genome Sequencing of Leptospira interrogans Isolates from Malaysia Reveals Massive Genome Rearrangement but High Conservation of Virulence-Associated Genes.
4. Prem Ananth Palaniappana,*, Cassandra Anne Abotb, Ratna Mohd Tapa, Fairuz Amrana. Protothecosis algaemia in a patient presenting with septic arthritis: A rare case of Prototheca zopfii isolated from Malaysia.
5. Chai Teng Char 1, Revathy Nallusamy 2, Kwai Cheng Chan 2, Ratna Mohd Tap 3, Mohd Farid Baharin 1, Sharifah Nurul Husna Syed Yahya 1, Prasobhan Bala Krishnan1, Saharuddin Bin Mohamad 4,5, Adiratna Mat Ripen 1. Atypical Presentation of Severe Fungal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Patient with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia.
6. Auke W. de Jong a,b, Chendo Dieleman a, Mauricio Carbia c, Ratna Mohd Tap d, Ferry Hagen a,b,e. Performance of Two Novel Chromogenic Media for the Identification of Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris Compared with Other Commercially Available Formulations.
7. Mohd Muzamir Mahat 1, Awis Sukarni Mohmad Sabere 2, Juzaili Azizi 3, Nur Asyura Nor Amdan 4. Potential Applications of Conducting Polymers to Reduce Secondary Bacterial Infections among COVID-19 Patients: a Review.
8. Shirley Yi Fen Hii a, Sarunporn Tandhavanant a, Rungnapa Phunpang b, Peeraya Ekchariyawat a,c, Natnaree Saiprom a, Claire Chewapreechab,d,e, Rathanin Seng a, Ekkachai Thiansukhon f, Chumpol Morakot 9, Narongchai Sangsa m, Sumee Chayangsu i, Somchai Chuananontj, Kittisak Tanwisaid j, Wirayut Silakun k, Noppol Buasi l, Seksan Chaisuksant m, Tanin Hompleum n, Ploenchan Chetchotisakd o, Nicholas P. J. Day b,p, Wasun Chantratita q, Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai r,s, T. Eoin West t, Narisara Chantratita a,b. Antibiotic Susceptibility of Clinical Bukholderia pseudomallei Isolates in Northeast Thailand from 2015 to 2018 and the Genomic Characterization of β–Lactam–Resistant Isolates.
9. Mohan Rao, Fairuz Rashid, Fashihah S A H Sabri, Nur Nadia Jamil, Valentinus Seradja, Nurul A Abdullah, Hanisah Ahmad, S L Aren, Shareh A S Ali, Mawaddah Ghazali, Anizan A Manaf, Harishah Talib, Rohaidah Hashim, Rozainanee Zain, Ravindran Thayan, Fairuz Amran, Tahir Aris , Norazah Ahmad. COVID-19 screening test by using random oropharyngeal saliva. J Med Virol. 2021 Apr;93(4):2461-2466, doi: 10.1002/jmv.26773.
10. Nadia Aqilla Shamsusa, Hani Kartini Agustar, Fairuz Amran, Rozita Hod. Draft Genome Sequence of Leptospira yasudae Strain BJ3, Isolated from the Soil of an Ex Situ Wild Animal Conservation Area. Microbiology Resource Announcements 10(39) DOI: 10.1128/MRA.00723-2.
11. Nadia Aqilla Shamsusah, Badrul munir Md zain, Sabapathy Dharmalingam, Fairuz Amran, Hani Kartini Agustar. Pengesanan dan Pencirian Leptospira spp. pada Haiwan Liar dan Persekitaran di Pusat Pemuliharaan ex situ. Sains Malaysiana.
12. S Ganapathy Pillay , S D W Mohd Amin , S N Masri , N M Joseph , F Amran, A Van Belkum, S Amin Nordin. Evaluation of Tween 80 incorporated media to increase pathogen isolation from peritoneal fluid of CAPD patients at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Malays J Pathol; 43(2):261-268
13. Rohaidah Hashim1, Zahratul Laili2, Nor Dhiana Abdullah2, Surianti Syukor1 Fairuz Amran1 and Norazah Ahmad1. Evaluation of CRE-AF media for selective and differential function for Carbapenemases producing Enterobacteriaceae. IMR Journal
14. Mohamed Kamel Abd Ghani, Azura Mohd Noor, Norazah Ahmad. Burkholderia pseudomallei: Epidemiologi Molekular di Malaysia. Buku Ilmiah penerbitan UKM.
15. Auke W. de Jong, Chendo Dieleman, Mauricio Carbia, Ratna Mohd Tap, Ferry Hagen. Performance of Two Novel Chromogenic Media for the Identification of Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris Compared with Other Commercially Available Formulations. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 59:e03220-20 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03220-20Impact factor: 5.897
16. Chear C.T., Revathy N., Chan K.C., Ratna M.T., Farid M.B., Husna S. N., Prasobhan B.K., Saharuddin M., Adiratna M.R. Atypical Presentation of Severe Fungal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Patient with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia. Journal of Clinical Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-021-01017-3 Impact factor: 5.897
17. Ali, M. R. M., Sum, J. S., Baki, N. N. A., Choong, Y. S., Amdan, N. A. N., Amran, F., & Lim, T. S. Development of monoclonal antibodies against recombinant LipL21 protein of pathogenic Leptospira through phage display technology. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 168, 289-300.
18. Mahat, M.m., Sabere, A.s.M., Azizi, J. Amdan, N.A.N. Potential application of conducting polymers to reduce secondary bacteria infections among COVID-1p patients. Emergent Materials, 2021,1-1.
19. Hadi, F.S.1, Ghazali, S.2, Ahmad, N.1, Ramli, S.R.1, *. Trend and pattern of melioidosis seropositivity among suspected patients in Malaysia 2015-2019. Tropical Biomedicine Journal
20. MRM Ali, HF Zamri, R Arushothy, R Hashim, F Amran, N Ahmad. Distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of paediatric melioidosis in Malaysia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 101, 43,2020.
21. R Arushothy, S Nathan, N Ahmad, F Amran, R Hashim, MR Mohd Ali, HF Zamri, N Samsuddin. Genome-wide relatedness of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates in Malaysia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
22. Tan Xue Ting, Nurliyana binti Mohd Shuhairi, Stephanie Jane Ginsapu, Surianti Binti Shukor, Fairuz Binti Amran. Minimum inhibitory concentration of voriconazole against filamentous fungi from clinical isolates: a comparative evaluation of Sensititre YeastOne and CLSI M38 method. International Medical Research Journal.
23. Fatimahtuz Zahrah Muhamad Damanhuri1,2, Evelyn Aun2, Revathy Arushothy3, Thenmalar Kandasamy1,2, Adillahtul Bushro Zaini1, Siti Zulaikha Zakariah4, Siti Norbaya Masri4. Serotype 15C Streptococcus pneumoniae with Third Cranial Nerve Palsy: Unusual Serotype and Presentation. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
