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

• Main Authors: Benacer, D., Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena, Sim, S.Z., Mohd Khalid, M.K.N., Galloway, R.L., Souris, M., Thong, Kwai Lin
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: BMC 2016
• 主題: Q Science (General); QA Mathematics; QH Natural history
• 在線閱讀: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18578/1/Benacer%2C_D._%282016%29.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/18578/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1400-1

Background: 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 circul...