Maraika (Malaika) Watanabe



Salutation
Professor

School/Centre
School of Medicine

Department
Veterinary Sciences

Appointment
Head of Department, Veterinary Sciences

Position
Professor

Email
malaikawatanabe@imu.edu.my



Education

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PhD (Veterinary Internal Medicine), 2006 Yamaguchi University
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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Medicine), 2001 Universiti Putra Malaysia

Memberships

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Asian College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Member 2021 - Present
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TroCCAP Founding Member 2015 - Present

Publications

Research Articles

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Toxoplasma gondii induced cognitive impairment in rats via dysregulation of dopamine receptors and indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase HELIYON 2023
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Profiling Bartonella infection and its associated risk factors in shelter cats in Malaysia JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2023
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Low Genetic Diversity of Vector-Borne Haemoparasites in Dogs and Their Ticks Revealed Local and Long-Range Transmission in Peninsular Malaysia. PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 2023
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Heartworm adulticide treatment: a tropical perspective PARASITES & VECTORS 2023
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Human social conditions predict the risk of exposure to zoonotic parasites in companion animals in East and Southeast Asia COMMUNICATIONS MEDICINE 2022
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Ruminant farmers’ knowledge, attitude and practices towards zoonotic diseases in Selangor, Malaysia PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE 2021
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A retrospective study on bacteriology, clinicopathologic and radiographic features in 28 cats diagnosed with pyothorax ANIMALS 2021
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii in ruminant meats from wet markets in Klang valley and abattoirs in Selangor, Malaysia ANIMALS 2020
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Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia PARASITES & VECTORS 2020
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TroCCAP recommendations for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of parasitic infections in dogs and cats in the tropics VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 2020
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Molecular detection and genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in cat faeces from Klang Valley, Malaysia, using B1 and REP genes in 2018 PATHOGENS 2020
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A review on the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in humans and animals reported in Malaysia from 2008–2018 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in stray dogs from various locations in West and East Malaysia THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2020
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Endoscopy gender determination and reproductive hormone profiles of Painted Terrapins (Batagur borneoensis) subjected to ex situ incubation JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2020
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Molecular detection of tick-borne haemopathogens in shelter dogs and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) ticks from Peninsular Malaysia COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2020
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Effects of Malaysian strains of Toxoplasma gondii on behaviours and their possible risk in schizophrenia-like rat model BIORXIV 2020
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Zoonotic vectorborne pathogens and ectoparasites of dogs and cats in Eastern and Southeast Asia EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2020
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Canine leishmaniosis: a silent burden in Southeast Asia and elucidating existing knowledge gap OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH 2019
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Coxiella burnetii detection in stray dogs in Klang Valley, Malaysia JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MICROBIOLOGY 2019
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Molecular and serological detection of tick-borne hemopathogens among stray dogs in East Malaysia J. VET MED. RES 2017
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Congenital biliary anomaly with secondary cholangiohepatitis in a Siamese cross kitten J. VET. MALAYSIA 2016
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Cholangiocarcioma in a cat J VET MALAYSIA 2016
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RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON FELINE HEART DISEASE IN UNIVERSITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA (UVH-UPM) FROM 2013-2015 FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2016
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Congenital biliary anomaly with secondary cholangiohepatitis in a Siamese cross kitten JURNAL VETERINAR MALAYSIA (MALAYSIA) 2016
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Factors influencing the prevalence and distribution of ticks and tick-borne pathogens among domestic animals in Malaysia PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH REVIEWS 2016
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Tick fauna of Malaysian red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) in Bangi, Malaysia VETERINARY WORLD 2015
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Megaoesophagus secondary to oesophagitis and oesophageal stricture associated with doxycycline therapy in a domestic shorthair kitten JURNAL VETERINAR MALAYSIA (MALAYSIA) 2015
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Toward the formation of a Companion Animal Parasite Council for the Tropics (CAPCT) PARASITES & VECTORS 2015
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Molecular screening for Rickettsia, Anaplasmataceae and Coxiella burnetii in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks from Malaysia TROP BIOMED 2015
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Severe heartworm disease with pulmonary hypertension in a local dog JURNAL VETERINAR MALAYSIA (MALAYSIA) 2015
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Melioidosis: A localised osteomyelitis in a cat J. VET. MALAYA 2015
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Megaoesophagus Secondary to Oesophagitis And Oesophageal Stricture Associated with Doxycycline Therapy In A Domestic Shorthair Kitten J. VET. MALAYSIA 2015
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Melioidosis: a localised osteomyelitis in a cat JURNAL VETERINAR MALAYSIA (MALAYSIA) 2015
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Insulinoma management in a geriatric local dog J. VET. MALAYSIA 2014
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Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in dogs in Malaysia PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES 2013
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A dog with myelodysplastic syndrome: chronic myelomonocytic leukemia JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2007
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Detection of Borrelia garinii, Borrelia tanukii and Borrelia sp. closely related to Borrelia valaisiana in Ixodes ticks removed from dogs and cats in Japan VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 2007
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Epidemiological survey of Ehrlichia canis and related species infection in dogs in eastern Sudan ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2006
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Application of ventriculoperitoneal shunt as a treatment for hydrocephalus in a dog with syringomyelia and Chiari I malformation JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2006
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Experimental inoculation of beagle dogs with Ehrlichia species detected from Ixodes ovatus VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 2006
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Cloning of the feline GADD45 cDNA and analysis of its mutation in feline lymphoma cell lines JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2006
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Detection of rickettsial DNA in ixodid ticks recovered from dogs and cats in Japan JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2005
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of canine Leptospira antibodies using recombinant OmpL1 protein JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2005
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Parasitology Full Paper Revised 20 July 2005 THE JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2005
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Detection of DNA ofCandidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum'and Spiroplasma sp. in Unfed Ticks Collected from Vegetation in Japan JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2005
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Epidemiological survey of Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs in eastern Japan JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2005
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Centrosome amplification and chromosomal instability in feline lymphoma cell lines JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 2004
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Seroepidemiological study of canine ehrlichial infections in Yamaguchi prefecture and surrounding areas of Japan VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 2004
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Definition of early renal cell carcinoma--from the study of pathological and clinical findings according to tumor size HINYOKIKA KIYO. ACTA UROLOGICA JAPONICA 1995
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Endogenous infection: Opportunistic infection and conditioned disease. JOURNAL OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINE 1975

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