Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia
Pest rodents, such as Rattus rattus (black rat) and Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat), are common in urban and rural environments which are in close proximity to human populations. Rodents serve as important reservoirs for a wide range of diseases. In Asia and Europe, hantaviruses from the Bunyaviridae...
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Malaysian Association of Veterinary Pathology
2024
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| author | Abd Rahaman, Nor Yasmin Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Faiz Hassan, Latiffah Awang Hamat, Rukman |
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| description | Pest rodents, such as Rattus rattus (black rat) and Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat), are common in urban and rural environments which are in close proximity to human populations. Rodents serve as important reservoirs for a wide range of diseases. In Asia and Europe, hantaviruses from the Bunyaviridae family are commonly associated with rodent-borne zoonotic viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans. Studying these rats for rodent-borne zoonotic viruses offers unique advantages due to their ecological relevance, natural exposure to pathogens, and interactions with human habitats. Little information is known about the diversity of zoonotic viruses circulating among rodent species in Malaysia, especially Bunyaviridae. Exploring this will contribute to better future preparedness and response strategies for emerging infectious diseases, particularly in Malaysia. In this study, a total of 130 rodents were captured and screened for Bunyaviridae families using RT-PCR assays. However, none of the samples tested positive for this virus family. These results suggest that bunyavirus is not circulating in the studied rodent populations in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. However, since pest rodents often interact with wildlife and domestic animals, as well as humans, this turns out making them among the important nodes in disease transmission networks. |
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| spelling | upm-1164792025-04-09T01:52:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116479/ Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia Abd Rahaman, Nor Yasmin Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Faiz Hassan, Latiffah Awang Hamat, Rukman Pest rodents, such as Rattus rattus (black rat) and Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat), are common in urban and rural environments which are in close proximity to human populations. Rodents serve as important reservoirs for a wide range of diseases. In Asia and Europe, hantaviruses from the Bunyaviridae family are commonly associated with rodent-borne zoonotic viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans. Studying these rats for rodent-borne zoonotic viruses offers unique advantages due to their ecological relevance, natural exposure to pathogens, and interactions with human habitats. Little information is known about the diversity of zoonotic viruses circulating among rodent species in Malaysia, especially Bunyaviridae. Exploring this will contribute to better future preparedness and response strategies for emerging infectious diseases, particularly in Malaysia. In this study, a total of 130 rodents were captured and screened for Bunyaviridae families using RT-PCR assays. However, none of the samples tested positive for this virus family. These results suggest that bunyavirus is not circulating in the studied rodent populations in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. However, since pest rodents often interact with wildlife and domestic animals, as well as humans, this turns out making them among the important nodes in disease transmission networks. Malaysian Association of Veterinary Pathology 2024 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116479/1/116479.pdf Abd Rahaman, Nor Yasmin and Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Faiz and Hassan, Latiffah and Awang Hamat, Rukman (2024) Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia. In: 15th MAVP Scientific Conference 2024, 26-28 Jul. 2024, Melaka. (p. 54). (Submitted) |
| spellingShingle | Abd Rahaman, Nor Yasmin Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Faiz Hassan, Latiffah Awang Hamat, Rukman Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia |
| title | Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia |
| title_full | Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia |
| title_short | Screening of Bunyaviridae in rodents from Klang Valley, Malaysia |
| title_sort | screening of bunyaviridae in rodents from klang valley, malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116479/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116479/1/116479.pdf |