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Determination of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Javanica and Leptospira interrogans serovar Bataviae as the persistent Leptospira serovars circulating in the urban rat populations in Peninsular Malaysia

Benacer D 1 , Mohd Zain SN 2 , Sim SZ 3 , Mohd Khalid MK 4 , Galloway RL 5 , Souris M 6 Show all authors , Thong KL 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 2 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 3 Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 4 Bacteriology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 5 Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. [email protected]
  • 6 UMR_D 190 "Emergence des Pathologies Virales", IRD Aix- Marseille University EHESP, Marseille, France. [email protected]
  • 7 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
Parasit Vectors, 2016;9:117.
PMID: 26927873 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1400-1

Abstract

Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease of global significance, and is endemic in tropical countries, including Malaysia. Over the last decade, a dramatic increase of human cases was reported; however, information on the primary vector, the rat, and the Leptospira serovars circulating among the rat population is limited. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to isolate Leptospira and characterise the serovars circulating in the urban rat populations from selected main cities in Peninsular Malaysia.

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