Muniaraj Mayilsamy

LiveDNA ID: 91.3577

29 Publications

5 Editorial Roles

0 Projects

Education

Academic Background

Ph.D. Madurai Kamaraj University, India Zoology | Completed: 2015

Editorial Services

Editorial & Publishing Roles

Journal of Entomology

Editorial Board Member

Oct 2011 — Present

Serving as Editorial Board Member for Journal of Entomology.

Research Journal of Microbiology

Editorial Board Member

Oct 2011 — Present

Serving as Editorial Board Member for Research Journal of Microbiology.

Research Journal of Parasitology

Editorial Board Member

Oct 2011 — Present

Serving as Editorial Board Member for Research Journal of Parasitology.

Current Research in Bacteriology

Editorial Board Member

Oct 2011 — Present

Serving as Editorial Board Member for Current Research in Bacteriology.

Bacteriology Journal

Editorial Board Member

Oct 2011 — Present

Serving as Editorial Board Member for Bacteriology Journal.

Publications (29)

Selected Scholarly Contributions

Changing trends of vector-borne diseases after the COVID-19 pandemic in India

Muniaraj Mayilsamy, Rajagopal Parthasarathy, Rajamannar Veeramanoharan, Paramasivan Rajaiah

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries | Journal Article

10.3855/jidc.21565

2026

Age and sex distribution trends of SARS-CoV-2 infections: Insights from three epidemic waves in Puducherry, India

Lourduraj John De Britto, Arya Rahul, Dinesh Sundaram, Balakrishnan Vijayakumar, Thirumal Sankari, Muthukumaravel Subramanian, Raja Jeyapal Dinesh, Philip Raj Abraham, Panneer Devaraju, Yasin Nazeer, Ayyanar Elango, Balasubramaniyan Ramalingam, Kulandaisamy Athisaya Mary, Suchi Tyagi, Rituraj Niranjan, Paramasivan Rajaiah, Mayilsamy Muniaraj, Narendran Pradeep Kumar, Irudayaraj Geetha, Ananganallur Nagarajan Shriram, Adinarayanan Srividya, Vijesh Sreedhar Kuttiatt, Ashwani Kumar

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries | Journal Article

10.3855/jidc.20689

2025

Nation-wide vector surveillance on Zika and Dengue did not indicate transmission of the American lineage-pandemic Zika virus in India

N. Pradeep Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, D. Panneer, S. Abidha, S. Muthukumaravel, T. Sankari, P.M. Ajithlal, Jessu Mathew, Suhana Koothradan, R. Paramasivan, M. Muniyaraj, Himmat Singh, Rekha Saxena, P. Vijayachari, I.P. Sunish, A.N. Shriram, Prafulla Dutta, Saurav Jyoti Patgiri, D.R. Bhattacharyya, S.L. Hoti, D. Chattopadhyay, Subarna Roy, Namita Mahapatra, Sanghamitra Pati, Gyan Chand, A.K. Mishra, Pradip Barde, P. Jambulingam

International Journal of Infectious Diseases | Journal Article

10.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.074

2021

Extremely Long Viability of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Eggs Stored Under Normal Room Condition

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

Journal of Medical Entomology | Journal Article

10.1093/jme/tjy232

2019

Impact of SA 14-14-2 vaccination on the occurrence of Japanese encephalitis in India

Mayilsamy Muniaraj, Veeramanoharan Rajamannar

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics | Journal Article

10.1080/21645515.2018.1564435

2019

Determination of critical density in Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 (Diptera: Culicidae) as a deciding factor influencing the transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Southern India.

Samuel, P.P., V. Thenmozhi, J. Nagaraj, D. Ramesh, M. Muniaraj and N. Arunachalam,

Entomon, | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2016

Japanese Encephalitis vector abundance and infection frequency in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India: A five-year longitudinal study.

Samuel, P.P., D. Ramesh, V. Thenmozhi, J. Nagaraj, M. Muniaraj and N. Arunachalam,

J. Entomol. Acarol. Res., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2016

Seasonal abundance and the role of predominant Japanese encephalitis vectors Culex tritaeniorhytnchus Giles and Culex gelidus Theobald in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

Ramesh, R., M. Muniaraj, P.P. Samuel, V. Thenmozhi, A. Venkatesh and B.K. Tyagi,

Indian J. Med. Res., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2015

Japanese encephalitis vectors in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Samuel, P.P., D. Ramesh, M. Muniaraj and N. Arunachalam,

Int. J. Fauna Biol. Stud., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2015

The lost hope of elimination of Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) by 2010 and cyclic occurrence of its outbreak in India, blame falls on vector control practices or co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus or therapeutic modalities?

Muniaraj, M.,

Trop. Parasitol., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2014

Coexistence of Philodina roseola (Rotifera: Bdelloidea) with larvae of Aedes aegypti in India.

Muniaraj, M. and R.S. Babu,

Trop. Biomed., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2014

Fading chikungunya fever from India: Beginning of the end of another episode?

Muniaraj, M.,

Indian J. Med. Res., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2014

Entomological investigation of chikungunya outbreaks in a few sites in Tamil Nadu during 2010.

Mariappan, T., M. Muniaraj, J.L.S. Victor, B.R. Sathish and K.J. Dhananjeyan et al.,

Nat. Med. J. India, | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2013

Entomo-virological study of a suspected Japanese encephalitis outbreak in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, India.

Samuel, P.P., M. Muniaraj, V. Thenmozhi and B.K. Tyagi,

Indian J. Med. Res., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2013

The treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in India: no obvious signs of long-term success.

Muniaraj, M., R. Paramasivan, T. Mariappan, N. Arunachalam and P.K. Sinha,

Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hygiene, | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2012

Bdelloid rotifer, Philodina species in the breeding containers of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

Muniaraj, M., N. Arunachalam, R. Paramasivan, T. Mariappan, P.P. Samuel and V. Rajamannar,

Trop. Biomed., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2012

Biochemical profile of milk of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), Cow (Bos taurus) and goat (Capra hircus): Potential candidates for supporting the growth of Leishmania donovani promastigotes in culture medium as alternative to Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Muniaraj, M., S. Kumar, C.S. Lal and P.K. Sinha,

J. Buffalo Sci., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2012

Detection of Wolbachia endobacteria in Culex quinquefasciatus by Gimenez staining and confirmation by PCR.

Muniaraj, M., R. Paramasivan, I.P. Sunish, N. Arunachalam, T. Mariappan, S.V.J. Leo and K.J. Dhananjeya,

J. Vector Borne Dis., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2012

Dengue fever caused by dengue virus serotype-3 (Subtype-III) in a rural villege area of Madurai disctrict, Tamil Nadu.

Paramasivan, R., K.J. Dhananjeyan, S.V. Leo, M. Muniaraj and V. Thenmozhi et al.,

J. Med. Res., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2010

Prevalence of Ascogregarina spp. in the container breeding Aedes albopictus from Chikungunya fever affected areas of Kerala state, India.

Muniaraj, M., R. Rajendran, N. Arunachalam, R. Paramasivan and S.P. Philip,

J. Communicable Dis., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2010

Glass capping of bacterial culture flasks.

Muniaraj, M., R. Paramasivan and N. Arunachalam,

J. Bacteriol. Virol., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2010

Antileishmanial activity of drug infused mini agar plages on Leishmania donovani promastigotes.

Muniaraj, M., P.K. Sinha and P. Das,

Trop. Biomed., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2010

Leishmania donovani promastigotes on "chocolate agar".

Muniaraj, M. and P. Das,

Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2008

Dual culture method to determine the relationship of gut bacteria of sandfly (Phlebotomus argentipes) with promastigotes of Leishmania donovani.

Muniaraj, M., D.S. Dinesh, P.K. Sinha, P. Das and S.K. Bhattacharya,

J. Communicable Dis., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2008

Milk of Cow (Bos taurus), Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and Goat (Capra hircus): A better alternative for fetal bovine serum in media for the primary isolation, in vitro cultivation and maintenance of Leishmania donovani promastigotes.

Muniaraj, M., C.S. Lal, S. Kumar, P.K. Sinha and P. Das,

J. Clin. Microbiol., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2007

Paraxoxical drug sensitivity of Leishmania donovani promastigotes: An in vitro study by agar elution and 96 well plate method (Broth dilution).

Muniaraj, M.,

J. Communicable Dis., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2007

Long-term preservation of Leishmania donovani promastigotes on blood agar slants.

Muniaraj, M., A.K. Gupta, S. Narayan, D. Singh, P.K. Sinha and P. Das,

Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2006

Preservation of Leishmania donovani promastigotes in blood agar slants.

Muniaraj, M., A.K. Gupta, S. Narayan, D. Singh and P.K. Sinha et al.,

J. Communicable Dis., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2005

Removal of bacterial and yeast contamination from Leishmania promastigotes culture by agar plating.

Muniaraj, M., A.K. Gupta, S. Narayan, S. Kumar, P.K. Sinha, K. Kishore and P. Das,

Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., | Journal Article

Muniaraj Mayilsamy

2005