Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia
Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Malaysia and recently has received increasing attention mainly due to several recent incidents that have resulted in human mortality which have alarmed health professionals in Malaysia. The increasing incidence of leptospirosis in forested regions is associated...
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| author | Thayaparan, S Robertson, Ian D Fairuz, Amran MT, Abdullah Lela, Suut |
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| description | Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Malaysia and recently has received increasing attention mainly due to several recent incidents that have resulted in human mortality which have alarmed health professionals in Malaysia. The increasing incidence of leptospirosis in forested regions is associated with the bacteria infecting small wild mammals other than rats. Infection in wildlife could result in the introduction of new serovars to humans and domesticated animals. More research on leptospirosis and the screening of wildlife and humans near wildlife habitats is required to have a better understanding of the involvement of wildlife in the disease. |
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| spelling | unimas-157182017-03-30T02:08:05Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15718/ Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia Thayaparan, S Robertson, Ian D Fairuz, Amran MT, Abdullah Lela, Suut RB Pathology Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Malaysia and recently has received increasing attention mainly due to several recent incidents that have resulted in human mortality which have alarmed health professionals in Malaysia. The increasing incidence of leptospirosis in forested regions is associated with the bacteria infecting small wild mammals other than rats. Infection in wildlife could result in the introduction of new serovars to humans and domesticated animals. More research on leptospirosis and the screening of wildlife and humans near wildlife habitats is required to have a better understanding of the involvement of wildlife in the disease. College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia. 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15718/1/Leptospirosis%20%28abstrak%29.pdf Thayaparan, S and Robertson, Ian D and Fairuz, Amran and MT, Abdullah and Lela, Suut (2013) Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Pathology, 35 (2). pp. 123-132. ISSN 0126-8635 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259449174_Leptospirosis_an_emerging_zoonotic_disease_in_Malaysia |
| spellingShingle | RB Pathology Thayaparan, S Robertson, Ian D Fairuz, Amran MT, Abdullah Lela, Suut Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia |
| title | Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia |
| title_full | Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia |
| title_short | Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in Malaysia |
| title_sort | leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease in malaysia |
| topic | RB Pathology |
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