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Wanchai Maleewong

Wanchai Maleewong

Overview

Wanchai Maleewong is affiliated with Khon Kaen University in Thailand and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology, with significant work in parasite-host interactions and related infectious diseases.

The scientist's areas of study include:

  • Parasitology
  • Ecology
  • Insect Science
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Small Animals

The main topics of their research are:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases

Wanchai Maleewong has published multiple papers, including recent significant contributions such as:

  • TNF-α Triggers RIP1/FADD/Caspase-8-Mediated Apoptosis of Astrocytes and RIP3/MLKL-Mediated Necroptosis of Neurons Induced by Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection (2021, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology)
  • Investigating the microbiota of fermented fish products (Pla-ra) from different communities of northeastern Thailand (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Spirometra species from Asia: Genetic diversity and taxonomic challenges (2020, Parasitology International)
  • Comparative genomics and transcriptomics of 4 Paragonimus species provide insights into lung fluke parasitism and pathogenesis (2020, GigaScience)
  • Natural infections with larvae of Onchocerca species type I in the human-biting black fly, Simulium nigrogilvum (Diptera: Simuliidae), in western Thailand (2020, Acta Tropica)

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • PLoS ONE
  • Infection Genetics and Evolution
  • Parasitology Research
  • Insects

Collaborative research plays an important role in their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Pewpan M. Intapan
  • Rutchanee Rodpai
  • Oranuch Sanpool
  • Patcharaporn Boonroumkaew
  • Tongjit Thanchomnang

Best Publications

  • Food-borne trematodiases in Southeast Asia epidemiology, pathology, clinical manifestation and control.

    Banchob Sripa;Sasithorn Kaewkes;Pewpan M Intapan;Wanchai Maleewong

  • The Opisthorchis viverrini genome provides insights into life in the bile duct

    Neil D. Young;Niranjan Nagarajan;Suling Joyce Lin;Pasi K. Korhonen

  • Development of a PCR-based method for the detection of Opisthorchis viverrini in experimentally infected hamsters.

    S. Wongratanacheewin;W. Pumidonming;R.W. Sermswan;W. Maleewong

  • Detection of Opisthorchis viverrini in human stool specimens by PCR.

    S. Wongratanacheewin;W. Pumidonming;R. W. Sermswan;V. Pipitgool

  • Comparison of the Quantitative Formalin Ethyl Acetate Concentration Technique and Agar Plate Culture for Diagnosis of Human Strongyloidiasis

    P. M. Intapan;W. Maleewong;T. Wongsaroj;S. Singthong

  • Immunoblot evaluation of the specificity of the 29-kDa antigen from young adult female worms Angiostrongylus cantonensis for immunodiagnosis of human angiostrongyliasis.

    W Maleewong;P Sombatsawat;P M Intapan;C Wongkham

  • Evaluation of human IgG class and subclass antibodies to a 24 kDa antigenic component of Gnathostoma spinigerum for the serodiagnosis of gnathostomiasis.

    Porntip Laummaunwai;Kittisak Sawanyawisuth;Pewpan M. Intapan;Verajit Chotmongkol

  • FASCIOLA GIGANTICA -SPECIFIC ANTIGENS: PURIFICATION BY A CONTINUOUS-ELUTION METHOD AND ITS EVALUATION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF HUMAN FASCIOLIASIS

    Wanchai Maleewong;Chaisiri Wongkham;Pewpan M. Intapan;Vichit Pipitgool

  • Rapid detection of Opisthorchis viverrini and Strongyloides stercoralis in human fecal samples using a duplex real-time PCR and melting curve analysis

    Penchom Janwan;Pewpan M. Intapan;Tongjit Thanchomnang;Tongjit Thanchomnang;Viraphong Lulitanond

  • First report and molecular identification of Opisthorchis viverrini infection in human communities from Lower Myanmar.

    Win Pa Pa Aung;Thi Thi Htoon;Htay Htay Tin;Kyi Kyi Thinn

  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis and A. malaysiensis Broadly Overlap in Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Myanmar: A Molecular Survey of Larvae in Land Snails

    Rutchanee Rodpai;Pewpan M. Intapan;Tongjit Thanchomnang;Tongjit Thanchomnang;Oranuch Sanpool

  • Detection of Opisthorchis viverrini in experimentally infected bithynid snails and cyprinoid fishes by a PCR-based method

    W. Maleewong;P. M. Intapan;C. Wongkham;T. Wongsaroj

  • Serodiagnosis of human gnathostomiasis.

    Wanchai Maleewong;Nimit Morakote;Wanapa Thamasonthi;Kanokwan Charuchinda

  • First molecular identification and genetic diversity of Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloides fuelleborni in human communities having contact with long-tailed macaques in Thailand

    Tongjit Thanchomnang;Pewpan M. Intapan;Oranuch Sanpool;Oranuch Sanpool;Rutchanee Rodpai

  • Nine human sparganosis cases in Thailand with molecular identification of causative parasite species.

    Adhiratha Boonyasiri;Pornsuk Cheunsuchon;Yupin Suputtamongkol;Hiroshi Yamasaki

  • Investigating the microbiota of fermented fish products (Pla-ra) from different communities of northeastern Thailand

    Rutchanee Rodpai;Oranuch Sanpool;Tongjit Thanchomnang;Arporn Wangwiwatsin

  • Molecular identification of Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum recovered from humans and pigs in Thailand, Lao PDR, and Myanmar.

    Lakkhana Sadaow;Oranuch Sanpool;Issarapong Phosuk;Rutchanee Rodpai

  • Cytokine expression in hamsters experimentally infected with Opisthorchis viverrini

    J. Jittimanee;R. W. Sermswan;A. Puapairoj;W. Maleewong

  • Current high prevalences of Strongyloides stercoralis and Opisthorchis viverrini infections in rural communities in northeast Thailand and associated risk factors.

    Pokkamol Laoraksawong;Oranuch Sanpool;Rutchanee Rodpai;Tongjit Thanchomnang;Tongjit Thanchomnang

  • Molecular Detection of Ancylostoma duodenale , Ancylostoma ceylanicum , and Necator americanus in Humans in Northeastern and Southern Thailand

    Issarapong Phosuk;Pewpan M. Intapan;Tongjit Thanchomnang;Oranuch Sanpool

  • Molecular Evidence of Trichostrongylus colubriformis and Trichostrongylus axei Infections in Humans from Thailand and Lao PDR

    Issarapong Phosuk;Pewpan M. Intapan;Oranuch Sanpool;Penchom Janwan

  • Clinical Manifestations of Eosinophilic Meningitis Due to Infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Children

    Kittisak Sawanyawisuth;Jarin Chindaprasirt;Vichai Senthong;Panita Limpawattana

  • Seroprevalence of specific total immunoglobulin (Ig), IgG and IgM antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in blood donors from Loei Province, Northeast Thailand.

    S Pinlaor;K Ieamviteevanich;P Pinlaor;W Maleewong

  • Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in northeastern Thailand (agar plate culture detection).

    Praphasri Jongsuksuntigul;Pewpan M Intapan;Thitima Wongsaroj;Somsak Nilpan

Frequent Co-Authors

Pewpan M. Intapan
Pewpan M. Intapan Khon Kaen University
Wej Choochote
Wej Choochote Chiang Mai University
Hiroyuki Takaoka
Hiroyuki Takaoka University of Malaya
Takeshi Agatsuma
Takeshi Agatsuma Kōchi University
Zhongdao Wu
Zhongdao Wu Sun Yat-sen University
Paiboon Sithithaworn
Paiboon Sithithaworn Khon Kaen University
Aaron R. Jex
Aaron R. Jex Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Edoardo Pozio
Edoardo Pozio Istituto Superiore di Sanità
John R. Barta
John R. Barta University of Guelph
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne

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